From: Corey Minyard <minyard@acm.org>
Subject: Re: Open Source Licensing (was: Wanted: Ada STL. Reward: Ada's Future)
Date: 1999/02/09
Date: 1999-02-09T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2emnzzave.fsf@wf-rch.cirr.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 79pphk$fa5$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com
dennison@telepath.com writes:
> The passage we are referring to reads:
>
> "For an executable, the required form of the "work that uses the Library"
> must include any data and utility programs needed for reproducing the
> executable from it. However, as a special exception, the source code
> distributed need not include anything that is normally distributed (in either
> source or binary form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so
> on) of the operating system on which the executable runs, unless that
> component itself accompanies the executable."
>
> It looks as if the intent is to allow rebuilding of the executable when a
> newer version of the LGPL library is released. It seems to say that if a
> compiler and linker normally comes with the OS, (eg: Unix) a developer
> doesn't need to distribute it with their executable that used the GPL'ed
> code. But that is not the case for Windows, so they would have distribute a
> linker with their binary if they use LGPL software on Windows. Either way
> they'd have to distribute all their object files so relinking can occur.
I would read it as a compiler is a "major component" of the operating
system and since the linker is part of that major component, the
linker need not be supplied.
>
> I think part of the problem is that this is really geared towards proper
> object libraries, not files of reusable source code.
>
Yes, you are right. I'm going to change my license from LGPL to
something else. I'm figuring out what to change it to now.
--
Corey Minyard Internet: minyard@acm.org
Work: minyard@nortelnetworks.com UUCP: minyard@wf-rch.cirr.com
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Thread overview: 102+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-01-31 0:00 Wanted: Ada STL. Reward: Ada's Future Alexy V Khrabrov
1999-01-31 0:00 ` Simon Wright
1999-02-01 0:00 ` dennison
1999-02-01 0:00 ` Jerry van Dijk
1999-02-01 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-02-01 0:00 ` Stanley R. Allen
1999-02-01 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-02-01 0:00 ` Alexy V Khrabrov
1999-02-01 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-02-01 0:00 ` Jeff Carter
1999-02-01 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-02-01 0:00 ` Ehud Lamm
1999-02-02 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-02-03 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-02-02 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-02-02 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-02-04 0:00 ` Ehud Lamm
1999-02-03 0:00 ` John English
1999-02-03 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-02-03 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-02-04 0:00 ` Stephen Leake
1999-02-04 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-02-05 0:00 ` Stephen Leake
1999-02-05 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-02-04 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-02-04 0:00 ` Hyman Rosen
1999-02-05 0:00 ` Stephen Leake
1999-02-05 0:00 ` Hyman Rosen
1999-02-05 0:00 ` John English
1999-02-05 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-02-06 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-02-05 0:00 ` Tucker Taft
1999-02-05 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-02-05 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-02-05 0:00 ` John English
1999-02-05 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1999-02-04 0:00 ` Ehud Lamm
1999-02-04 0:00 ` Pat Rogers
1999-02-04 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-02-04 0:00 ` Pat Rogers
1999-02-04 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-02-05 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-02-05 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-02-05 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1999-02-05 0:00 ` dewar
1999-02-05 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1999-02-05 0:00 ` dewar
1999-02-05 0:00 ` dennison
1999-02-06 0:00 ` dewar
1999-02-08 0:00 ` dennison
1999-02-08 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-02-08 0:00 ` dennison
1999-02-09 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-02-09 0:00 ` dennison
1999-02-09 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1999-02-07 0:00 ` Simon Wright
1999-02-08 0:00 ` Corey Minyard
1999-02-08 0:00 ` Open Source Licensing (was: Wanted: Ada STL. Reward: Ada's Future) dennison
1999-02-08 0:00 ` Corey Minyard
1999-02-09 0:00 ` dennison
1999-02-09 0:00 ` Corey Minyard [this message]
1999-02-09 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-02-09 0:00 ` Corey Minyard
1999-02-09 0:00 ` Wanted: Ada STL. Reward: Ada's Future robert_dewar
1999-02-09 0:00 ` dennison
1999-02-10 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-02-07 0:00 ` Simon Wright
[not found] ` <36ba730b.35540068@ <79fmg1$fn0$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>
1999-02-06 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-02-05 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-02-05 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-02-05 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-02-05 0:00 ` robert_dewar
[not found] ` <79f24e$t14 <36BB4162.52FC6D9F@averstar.com>
1999-02-05 0:00 ` dennison
1999-02-05 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-02-05 0:00 ` Tucker Taft
1999-02-05 0:00 ` dennison
1999-02-05 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-02-05 0:00 ` dennison
1999-02-06 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1999-02-04 0:00 ` Al Christians
1999-02-04 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-02-05 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-02-05 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-02-08 0:00 ` John English
1999-02-05 0:00 ` John English
1999-02-09 0:00 ` micro_ada
1999-02-05 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1999-02-08 0:00 ` John English
1999-02-02 0:00 ` Pointer Arithmetic (was: Wanted: Ada STL....) adam
1999-02-02 0:00 ` William Clodius
1999-02-03 0:00 ` adam
1999-02-03 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-02-03 0:00 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
1999-02-03 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1999-02-03 0:00 ` William Clodius
1999-02-03 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1999-02-03 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-02-03 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-02-03 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-02-01 0:00 ` Wanted: Ada STL. Reward: Ada's Future Jeff Carter
1999-02-08 0:00 ` Michael F Brenner
1999-02-05 0:00 ` Corey Minyard
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