Re: Controversy over dynamic linking -- how to end the panic

Timur Tabi (ttabi@interactivesi.com)
Thu, 21 Jun 2001 15:31:44 -0500


** Reply to message from Marco Colombo <marco@esi.it> on Thu, 21 Jun 2001
22:12:35 +0200 (CEST)

> They only have to recompile their program against non-GPLed code (e.g.
> rewrite that part from scratch) and redistribute it.

That assumes that a non-GPL equivalent even exists, or can be written without
completely plagiarizing (sp?) the GPL original. How do you make a non-GPL
version of vmlinux or stdio.h? Ok, that's not the best example, but I think you
get my point.

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Timur Tabi - ttabi@interactivesi.com
Interactive Silicon - http://www.interactivesi.com

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