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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-dejanews.com>
Subject: Re: GPL and "free" software
Date: 1999/05/06
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In article <jHmY2.473$jw4.33999@burlma1-snr2>,
  Barry Margolin <barmar@bbnplanet.com> wrote:

> I wasn't referring only to patch files, but all the varieties of things
> that have been discussed in this thread or which RMS considers to be
> derived works, such as dynamically-linked objects, plug-ins, etc.  Some of
> them are not necessarily new concepts (Multics has used dynamic linking
> since the 60's) but didn't see widespread use until relatively recently, so
> there hasn't been much experience with applying copyright law to them.

This thread has been specifically about patch files, not about other varieties
of things. If you want to broaden it out fine, but probably you should start
another thread and restrict it to gnu.misc.discuss.

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