Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?

[David Kastrup]

Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com> writes:

> David Kastrup wrote:
>> prgm clearly is a derivative work of all the various modules.
>
> No it isn't. A derivative work is a transformed form of an
> original work that accomplishes the same purpose.

All the library parts accomplish their intended purpose in the binary,
and compiling and linking their source transforms them into the binary.

> For example, translation to another language, or writing a screenplay
> of a novel. In the Harry Potter decision, the judge ruled that the
> Lexicon was not a derivative work even though it had copious amounts
> of direct copying from the novels and sourcebooks, because the Lexicon
> did not accomplish the same thing as the other books, namely to tell
> the story of Harry Potter.

But compiling and linking a library without patching it all around
definitely accomplishes the intended purpose of the library.

In short: I read and understand your words and explanations, but they
don't seem to apply at all.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum