Re: How long is it acceptable to leave *undistributable* files in the kernel package?

2004-06-18 Thread Dave Howe
Brian Thomas Sniffen wrote: But why do I have permission to distribute the GPL'd installer that way (let's say it incorporates Emacs for some reason)? This isn't mere aggregation -- it would be if the files were next to each other on a CD and otherwise unrelated, but it's clear that there are

Re: Do web applications disable GPL obligations?

2008-03-13 Thread Dave Howe
Benjamin M. A'Lee wrote: On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 03:52:31PM -0700, M. Tyler wrote: "Måns Rullgård-3" writes: Disclaimers: IANAL, TINLA. BTW, is there a reason why many of the list contributions end with these acronyms? Do they have any legal significance or do they only show that you don't wan

Re: distributing precompiled binaries

2009-04-02 Thread Dave Howe
MJ Ray wrote: > So where did the above "PDF and PS are programming languages" argument > come from? References, please! PDF and PS *are* programming languages, and quite powerful ones. However, they are entirely interpreted - the output of a pdf "compiler" would be a static image, not a pdf docum