On Thu, 2006-06-15 at 13:20 -0400, Sean wrote: > > How could by application be derived by this definition? The library routine is > > only there to do a function or to supply data that my program needs. > > > > My program is not formed from this GPL library in question. > > > > Well it's really up to the lawyers to decide, so i can only speculate. It > seems that in the case quoted by Les, the package was found to be a derivative > work, legally. It wasn't a case and there wasn't a finding. It was a threat, based on the FSF lawyer's interpretation that the person trying to distribute a free program couldn't afford to challenge or ignore. A workaround was managed with a great deal of extra trouble. Had it been a patent issue, a workaround would not have been possible, though. -- Les Mikesell lesmiksell@xxxxxxxxx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list