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From: Martin Krischik <krischik@users.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: AdaCore ... the Next SCO?
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Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 14:10:00 +0200
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Georg Bauhaus wrote:

> Martin Krischik wrote:
> 
>> You combine three different licences to link closed source to GPL:
>> 
>> GPL <-> totally_free_licence <-> closed_source_licence.
> 
> If is_derived_work(outcome(GPL <-> "totally_free_licence" <->
> closed_source_licence)) then
>    sources_must_be_available;
> end;
> 
> How could an indirect call, closed( don_t_care( gpl(...))), work around
> the fact that closed(), when called, will execute the code
> that implements gpl()?
> 
> GPL: "We offer our services to anyone, provided they agree to L"
> DONTCARE: "We offer our services to anyone, in any way for any use."
> 
> Now DONTCARE hires a GPLed service. The service works as part of one of
> DONTCARE's own service functions. Someone notices this and starts asking
> questions. What answers will she get?
> 
> CLOSED: "We only have a contract with DONTCARE. None of our business
>   what they did"
> DONTCARE: ________
> 
> Is CLOSED right?
> Fill in the blanks. :-)

I never said it is right - it's just what is done - line with the nvidia
graphic drivers.

Martin
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