Scripsit Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 10:59:44PM +0200, Henning Makholm wrote:
> > I think RMS's reasoning is that if you ever distribute the library > > to A, you need to accept the contract called GPL - and in that > > contract you promise to refrain from ever distributing to B a program > > that links against that library and is not GPLed. > If you ever distribute a program which includes GPLed code, you need > to respect the GPL copyright. And, if you try skirting that, there's > also a legal principle called "contributory infringement" which makes > skirting copyright rather difficult. Could you elaborate on how that is different from what I describe? -- Henning Makholm "Make it loud, make it complicated, make it long, and make it up if you have to, but it'll work all right."