Thomas Bushnell BSG writes: > Michael Poole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Treating system headers as part of the source code means we would be >> awash in GPL violations, since almost nobody includes all the >> necessary system header files with their application's source code. > > What is this "almost nobody"?
I will skip the lengthy enumeration of people who distribute binaries without distributing the system header files -- distributors of whole operating systems are relatively rare -- since the obvious retort is that those distributors can take advantage of "unless that component itself accompanies the executable". Here again I think that it is DFSG-non-free and an improper application of copyright for an application to demand that an underlying library be made GPL compatible due merely to the application's distribution next to the library, especially given the mere aggregation language in section 2. Michael Poole -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
