On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:56:06 +1100 Ben Finney <ben+deb...@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> "Giacomo A. Catenazzi" <c...@debian.org> writes: > > > === FLTK License, May 2001 === > > FLTK License > > Ammended May 4, 2001 > > > > The following ammendments to the GNU Library General Public > > License apply for the FLTK library: > > > > 1. Modifications to the FLTK configure script, config > > header file, and makefiles by themselves to support > > a specific platform do not constitute a modified or > > derived work. > > Do the copyright holders get to declare what is or is not a derived > work? I would expect that to be a matter of law, not to be defined in > the license terms. The purpose of a provision such as this is to reduce uncertainty. It is a representation by the licensor that it will not assert claims to certain classes of modifications even if legal arguments could be made that those modifications are derivative works. <snip> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
