On Wed, 2009-06-24 at 17:53 +0100, John Devereux wrote: > Zach Welch <z...@superlucidity.net> writes: > > > On Wed, 2009-06-24 at 11:18 +0200, Magnus Lundin wrote: > >> Simple project for a CS student. > >> > >> A wrapper with a libftdi interface calling libftd2xx, as a project using > >> a LGPL license > >> > >> So any user can take their binary copy of OpenOCD linked against libftdi > >> and simply replace the libftdi dll file, no need to play with system > >> files or drivers. > >> > >> Is such a library illegal ? Who would have standing to complain ? > > > > You are doing it to circumvent the GPL. I think that is illegal. > > IMO "circumvent" is indistinguishable from "comply with". That is, it is > a way of achieving some goals while remaining within the terms of the > GPL. > > > You would be contravening this copyright holder's intention, which would > > make you liable for any possible infringement that I could show. > > Now it you you who wants to ignore the actual terms of the license, and > substitute your own intentions. > > > Furthermore, I think individuals can be held liable for "inducing" > > infringement, which is where IANAL becomes useful in some respects. > > Have you considered a career with the RIAA?... > > [...]
Have you read my further replies to that thread? I recanted. Now... are you trolling, or was that an honest mistake? :) Cheers, Zach _______________________________________________ Openocd-development mailing list Openocd-development@lists.berlios.de https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/openocd-development
