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Ok, even though this particular clause does not say anything about |
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additional restrictions, but rather talks about "source code |
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_distributed_". Nevertheless, |
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"need not include anything that is normally distributed (in either |
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source or binary form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and |
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so on)" |
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This partuclar part seems promising. Can't we treat XFree as a major |
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system component? I think that most of the packages in GRP set are built |
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with X in USE and XFree86 itself is distributed on the 2 Set CD by |
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default. I think it would be reasonable to treat graphical envirnment a |
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major componet. |
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When someone mentions Win 98 fo example, they don't tal about underlying |
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DOS separatly. The Unix world for some reason keeps on thinking that |
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graphical libs are not essential part, probably, just cause, one can |
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install a system without them. Sorry, for the analogy from "offtopic" |
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part, it's just the best one, which come to my mind. |
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P.S. I know that I might be repeating something that was already said on |
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the thread, in this case plz excuse. |
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Donnie Berkholz wrote: |
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> On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 08:28, Svyatogor wrote: |
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>>Hmm, this all issue with GPL seems o be quite strange. Let's take as an |
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>>example Gaim, which is under GPL license. The have a Windows build, thus |
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>>linking against proprietary libraries (Win32 API). In this case it is |
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>>ok, but with XFree it seems to cause problems :/ |
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> We were just discussing this the other day, actually. |
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> The end of clause 3 of the GPL: |
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> "However, as a special exception, the source code distributed need not |
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> include anything that is normally distributed (in either source or |
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> binary form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of |
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> the operating system on which the executable runs, unless that component |
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> itself accompanies the executable." |
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> In general, operating systems are excepted, and things included with the |
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> toolchain are excepted. |
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> Thanks, |
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> Donnie |
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Sergey Kuleshov <svyatogor@g.o> |
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Home Page: http://dev.gentoo.org/~sergey |
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