Darren Salt <[email protected]> wrote: > > In order to create a derived work, you need to add own code of a sufficient > > creation level. The simple act of compiling does of course not create a > > derived work. > > By that argument, it seems to me that if I compile (and link) cdrtools, it's > not a derived work; but if you compile (and link) cdrtools, it's a derived > work. (You've definitely added your own code, whereas I haven't added > anything.)
You seem to be extremely confused. Try to first write as many internal draft version before you come back with something that does not contradict within a single sentence. > > In addition: if ever, mkisofs could be a derived work if libschily but not > > vice vcersa. > > Now there I don't see any real disagreement (except that I would say not that > it may be but that it is). You would need to understand the concept of an aimed relationship to allow a further discussion. The GPL is an assymmetrical license and while you are not allowed to let non-GPL code call GPL code, the other direction is not affected by the GPL. Jörg -- EMail:[email protected] (home) Jörg Schilling D-13353 Berlin [email protected] (uni) [email protected] (work) Blog: http://schily.blogspot.com/ URL: http://cdrecord.berlios.de/private/ ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/schily -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
