On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 15:19:36 -0500, Grzegorz B. Prokopski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > But in our case you're using an implementation that also at the same > time defines the interface (this if functional equivalent of header > files). You cannot simply take a GPL implementation, compile against it > (never mind whether it's C, Java, Python or whatever), and they claim > you just didn't create a derivative work of the implementation you used.
On the contrary; that doesn't create a derivative work under copyright law, no matter who (other than a legislature or a sitting court) says it does. Cheers, - Michael