> >That single project may itself link to many other > >projects. That single > >project could be the Linux kernel itself.
> So a single Linux system that is connected to the Internet which can > link to every host on the Internet, can change the software licensing > on every computer in the world that is connected to the Internet? That's > some powerful license! I don't get it. It's as if we're speaking two different languages. >No, it is not. There is a problem, and that is why there is a >mechanism IN THE GPL ITSELF to take care of this problem. >It is very simple and I fail to see why it cannot work. That mechanism >is to have the FSF issue a variance - if you feel your project >sufficiently intertwines with the GPL as to make the GPL >normally become effective. Do you have any evidence whatsoever to support the claim that the FSF can issue a variance for software whose copyright has not been assigned to it? DS ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]