Dalibor Topic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Brian Thomas Sniffen wrote: >> Dalibor Topic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> When they are entwined with dependencies, every component of the >> collection must be distributed under the GPL. > > The GPL doesn't talk about 'entwining with dependencies'. It makes no > such demands.
No, it talks about *any* copies at all, and then excepts mere aggregation. If there's code written by Debian, no matter how brief, to run them together, then it's not merely aggregation. >> Can you get an explicit answer from them as to whether you can >> distribute proprietary applications with Kaffe? > > Debian is not distributing proprietary applications. You're right. Sorry. Can you get an explicit answer from them as to whether you can distribute GPL-incompatible applications with Kaffe? -Brian -- Brian Sniffen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]