Arnt Gulbrandsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Craig Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > as mentioned at least once before, glibc is distributed with the operating > > system. therefore the special exception applies. > > It applies to applications that are not distributed with the operating > system (and to other applications that are distributed along with, in > this example, glibc). > > > how many times do we have to chase this one around? > > Until we agree on what "accompany" (the critical word in the GPL) > means, I guess. Do you agree that glibc accompanies ls if both are > distributed as part of, say, a Debian 2.0 CD?
No. That's a case of mere aggregation. It's possible, without any problems at all, to get either glibc or fileutils, without getting both. -- /Wegge
