Re: Debian i386 freeze
Hi,
>>"Brian" == Brian White <bcwhite@verisim.com> writes:
Brian> I don't know if it is applicable or not, but on books you are
Brian> allowed to copy verbatim so much as long as you refer to the
Brian> work you took it from.
I do not think software is covered by the fair use clause like
that.
>> For an executable work, complete source code means all the source code
>> for all modules it contains, plus any associated interface definition
>> files, plus the scripts used to control compilation and installation of
>> the executable.
Brian> Just because the clause exists doesn't mean it is legally
Brian> binding. It could also be referring to the interface
Brian> definition files of the program and not those of the libraries
Brian> it links.
So now we are int the business of interpreting law? This goes
even beyond practicing law (by giving advice which non free packages
are free enough). Enforceability is determined in the courts. I do
not have the money to pay the costs.
manoj
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