> > > It's not that the program accompanies itself. The paragraph > > > of Section 3 in question deals in terms of "components" and > > > "modules", not entire executables. So in the hypothetical case > > > we discuss, libc is a "component" (although statically linked, > > > the library is a separate binary inside the "executable", if I > > > understand the linking process correctly) which accompanies the > > > GPL'd component inside the executable. > > > > Component, in the GPL, refers to "major component of the operating > > system". The word is only used twice, and both occurrences are in > > the same sentence (this sentence is part of the special exception > > which lets GPLed code be used on proprietary operating systems). > > And, the GPL explicitly gives the kernel and the compiler as > > explicit examples of what it means in that context.
On Tue, Feb 08, 2000 at 04:26:32PM -0500, Andreas Pour wrote: > Does non-sequitor mean anything to you? Weren't you the one that said, 'libc is a "component"'? Or are you trying to suggest that this wasn't in the context of the GPL? -- Raul
