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Re: GPL traitor !
From: |
Peter Köhlmann |
Subject: |
Re: GPL traitor ! |
Date: |
Thu, 07 May 2009 16:16:57 +0200 |
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Rjack wrote:
> Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Tim Smith belched out this bit o'
>> wisdom:
>>
>>> Writing source code that can call functions from a library does
>>> not involve copying the library.
>>
>> No, but linking to it does.
>
> The GPL *allows* a library to be loaded into memory and subsequently
> executed (i.e. glibc.so.xxx). So how does "linking" (call [a routine]
> and return) to that code violate anything?
>
Oh, that poor dimwitted RJack at his lost cause again.
Ever heard of that special exceptions clause in the GPL concerning system
libraries?
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