On Sat, Jul 24, 2004 at 11:35:42PM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote: > Work that is entirely written by you can still be a derivative of > another work. For example, if you write a program that uses GNU > Readline, that program is a derivative of GNU Readline, even if you > don't actually distribute GNU Readline with your program.
More clearly (according to my understanding), the resulting binary is--it pulls in pieces of readline--but the source is not. (I'm not sure if this impacts your point, but it's an important distinction.) -- Glenn Maynard