Re: Distriution of GPL incompatible libraries

2006-02-12 Thread Alexander Terekhov
On 2/12/06, Josh Triplett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > > However, what if the customer then wanted to sell the machine, or if > > the company wanted to sell machines with this incompatible binary and > > library preinstalled. Would this violation the GPL, or is it possible > > that the compan

Re: Distriution of GPL incompatible libraries

2006-02-12 Thread Josh Triplett
Glenn L. McGrath wrote: > This question doesn't directly relate to debian, but i hope you can > help straighten me out with this. > > I'm trying to understand licensing obligations in regard to GPL'ed > binaries that link to GPL incompatible libraries. OK. > The current situation. > A GPL'ed bin

Re: Distriution of GPL incompatible libraries

2006-02-06 Thread Alexander Terekhov
On 2/5/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [... bloby Eben's manifestations of blatant copyright misuse*** ...] > Thanks, that makes it clearer. Bitteschoen, bittesehr. Now be a good GNItian and go . regards, alexander. ***) http://www.xfree86.org/pipe

Re: Distriution of GPL incompatible libraries

2006-02-05 Thread bug1
Quoting Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > One of the questions with the GPL is about how tightly you may link > GPL code with non-GPL code, for example, when you compile a GPL > program and it uses other code in a software library. Have you done > anything to define how tightly GPL

Re: Distriution of GPL incompatible libraries

2006-02-04 Thread Alexander Terekhov
On 2/5/06, Walter Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Quoting Walter Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > This is tricky. The relevant section in the GPL is > > > > > > But when you distribute the same sections as part of a whole which > > > is a work based on the

Re: Distriution of GPL incompatible libraries

2006-02-04 Thread Walter Landry
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Quoting Walter Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > This is tricky. The relevant section in the GPL is > > > > But when you distribute the same sections as part of a whole which > > is a work based on the Program, the distribution of the whole must > > be on the te

Re: Distriution of GPL incompatible libraries

2006-02-04 Thread Alexander Terekhov
On 2/4/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > I hope i have it right this time... In the GNU Republic you'll end up in jail. One of the questions with the GPL is about how tightly you may link GPL code with non-GPL code, for example, when you compile a GPL program and it us

Re: Distriution of GPL incompatible libraries

2006-02-04 Thread bug1
Quoting Walter Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > This is tricky. The relevant section in the GPL is > > But when you distribute the same sections as part of a whole which > is a work based on the Program, the distribution of the whole must > be on the terms of this License, whose permissions

Re: Distriution of GPL incompatible libraries

2006-01-28 Thread Alexander Terekhov
On 1/27/06, Walter Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Glenn L. McGrath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all; > > > > This question doesn't directly relate to debian, but i hope you can > > help straighten me out with this. > > > > I'm trying to understand licensing obligations in regard to GPL'

Re: Distriution of GPL incompatible libraries

2006-01-27 Thread Walter Landry
"Glenn L. McGrath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all; > > This question doesn't directly relate to debian, but i hope you can > help straighten me out with this. > > I'm trying to understand licensing obligations in regard to GPL'ed > binaries that link to GPL incompatible libraries. First of

Re: Distriution of GPL incompatible libraries

2006-01-27 Thread Alexander Terekhov
On 1/27/06, Glenn L. McGrath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all; > > This question doesn't directly relate to debian, but i hope you can > help straighten me out with this. Easy. > > I'm trying to understand licensing obligations in regard to GPL'ed > binaries that link to GPL incompatible libra

Distriution of GPL incompatible libraries

2006-01-27 Thread MJ Ray
"Glenn L. McGrath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > However, what if the customer then wanted to sell the machine, or if > the company wanted to sell machines with this incompatible binary and > library preinstalled. Would this violation the GPL, or is it possible > that the companies modifcations are "hiding

Distriution of GPL incompatible libraries

2006-01-26 Thread Glenn L. McGrath
Hi all; This question doesn't directly relate to debian, but i hope you can help straighten me out with this. I'm trying to understand licensing obligations in regard to GPL'ed binaries that link to GPL incompatible libraries. The current situation. A GPL'ed binary links to a shared library tha