From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
Subject: Re: Ada to Ada Translator ?
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 22:42:02 +0100
Date: 2019-05-19T22:42:02+01:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <lysgtayvdh.fsf@pushface.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 36cf3be3-0ab0-48d4-bffa-e49c624e73ff@googlegroups.com
Optikos <optikos@verizon.net> writes:
> On Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 12:08:33 PM UTC-5, Simon Wright wrote:
>> "G.B." <bauhaus@notmyhomepage.invalid> writes:
>> > It does not extend to derivative works which you seem to have in
>> > mind when mentioning to fork.
>>
>> Agreed that this is a potentially contentious area: the Exception
>> says that it 'applies to a given file (the "Runtime Library") that
>> bears a notice placed by the copyright holder of the file stating
>> that the file is governed by GPLv3 along with this Exception' - are
>> you entitled to maintain the Exception in a derivative work? if you
>> do, does it count? (you not being the sole copyright holder).
I was thinking about whether I could modify a file to which the
Exception applied and pass that file on to you retaining the Exception;
since there are now two copyright holders involved.
> If a legitimate copyright holder places the Runtime Library Exception
> in a file, then anyone may create derivative works of that file with
> the Runtime Library Exception still in effect as long as all the
> restrictions regarding Target Code and Compilation Process being an
> Eligible Compilation Process are obeyed
Maybe, maybe not. Where does it say that in the licence(s)?
> Whether the source code (e.g., incremental maintenance; drastic
> departure) is the derivative work or whether the object code then
> executable is the derivative work makes no difference to copyright
> law; they are all derivative works under the GPL. If Simon's worry
> applies to source-code derivative works, then it applies to
> object-code & executable derivative works as well.
Don't understand why you think this is news.
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Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-05-17 14:21 Ada to Ada Translator ? foo wong
2019-05-17 21:00 ` Simon Wright
2019-05-18 12:05 ` foo wong
2019-05-18 12:11 ` foo wong
2019-05-18 14:47 ` Simon Wright
2019-05-18 15:26 ` foo wong
2019-05-18 16:48 ` Simon Wright
2019-05-19 16:04 ` G.B.
2019-05-19 17:08 ` Simon Wright
2019-05-19 18:27 ` Optikos
2019-05-19 21:27 ` Simon Wright
2019-05-19 21:42 ` Simon Wright [this message]
2019-05-21 20:54 ` Optikos
2019-05-22 6:59 ` Simon Wright
2019-05-22 12:06 ` Optikos
2019-05-22 12:33 ` Simon Wright
2019-05-22 12:57 ` foo wong
2019-05-22 15:24 ` Shark8
2019-05-22 16:34 ` Optikos
2019-05-22 20:07 ` Randy Brukardt
2019-05-23 7:21 ` G. B.
2019-05-22 13:33 ` Optikos
2019-05-20 14:11 ` Optikos
2019-05-20 16:37 ` foo wong
2019-05-18 15:44 ` foo wong
2019-05-18 16:49 ` Simon Wright
2019-05-19 15:04 ` G.B.
2019-05-19 12:41 ` Optikos
2019-05-19 17:38 ` foo wong
2019-05-19 22:52 ` foo wong
2019-05-20 23:19 ` Randy Brukardt
2019-05-21 0:13 ` Optikos
2019-05-21 22:15 ` Randy Brukardt
2019-05-22 0:16 ` Optikos
2019-05-22 20:16 ` Randy Brukardt
2019-05-22 23:27 ` foo wong
2019-05-23 7:56 ` Simon Wright
2019-05-23 12:29 ` foo wong
2019-05-21 22:20 ` Randy Brukardt
2019-05-21 0:17 ` Optikos
2019-05-22 18:49 ` Optikos
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