On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 03:35:34PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > Exactly. The "Linus View" is that dynamic linking and "socket > conversations" are *not* linking in the GPL2 meaning, but the FSF & > RMS think differently. The GPL3 seems to codify that strictness. Dynamic linking may be an issue, but talking over a socket doesn't create any kind of dependancy at all. I don't think anyone has ever tried to claim that talking to a GPL server requires your code to be GPL also. The existing counterexamples alone... Have a nice day, -- Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog@xxxxxxxxx> http://svana.org/kleptog/ > From each according to his ability. To each according to his ability to litigate.
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