Re: Problem with GPLv3 FAQ about linking with Visual C++

[Hyman Rosen]

On 2/2/2010 10:55 AM, David Kastrup wrote:
> If you think that copyright law gives you a free ride for stuff that
> works only after linking, it is clear that you have to base your case on
> something other than the GPL's wording: you will have to show yourself
> that the GPL cannot cover the resulting combination, by virtue of your
> local copyright laws.  The GPL certainly does not say that on its own.

In the US it's simple enough. A dynamically linked program
(shipped without the libraries which it will use at runtime)
does not contain those libraries. Certainly the source for
such a program does not contain them. And the GPL imposes no
requirements on running a program.