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Re: license question with non-GPL library
From: |
Alexander Terekhov |
Subject: |
Re: license question with non-GPL library |
Date: |
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:15:25 +0200 |
Stefaan A Eeckels wrote:
>
> On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:40:28 GMT
> Scott <scott@nospam.com> wrote:
>
> > For example is cairo or freetype considered
> > a 'system' library, or would I need to redistribute their source as
> > well? Is a link to their webpage sufficient?
>
> You can consider the complete GNOME framework (everything that GNOME
> installs) a "system library" in the GPL sense
^
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non---------------------------------------+
RedHat and Novell can make tons of money by converting "libraries" into
"system libraries" by virtue of inclusion into their distros. Killer
business method patent, by the way. And the only escape for the FSF is
to patent it themselves and exclude all others from system-izing
libraries.
regards,
alexander.
Re: license question with non-GPL library, Scott, 2006/08/16
Re: license question with non-GPL library, Stefaan A Eeckels, 2006/08/16
Re: license question with non-GPL library,
Alexander Terekhov <=
Re: license question with non-GPL library, Merijn de Weerd, 2006/08/16
Re: license question with non-GPL library, John Hasler, 2006/08/16