Re: Linux and GPLv2

["Anthony W. Youngman" <debian@thewolery.demon.co.uk>]

In message <[🔎] 20050324074524.GB20402@suffields.me.uk>, Andrew Suffield 
<asuffield@debian.org> writes
> On Wed, Mar 23, 2005 at 08:10:57PM +0100, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
> > Henning Makholm <henning@makholm.net> writes:
> >
> > >> Concluding: when you write a ".c" file, it is or not a derivative work
> > >> on another original work independently of what the compiler and linker
> > >> will do in the future.
> > >
> > > I repeat: No, but the resulting .o file may be derived from another
> > > work that the compiler also read while producing it.
> >
> > The object file may contain bits from header files, or whatever, but
> > this has no bearing on the distributability of it.
>
> Nonsense. Literal copying is always copyright infringement.

Even when the work is not copyrightable? (eg header files :-)

Cheers,
Wol
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