On Wed, Aug 07, 2002 at 10:46:05AM +0200, Jan Niehusmann wrote: > On Tue, Aug 06, 2002 at 11:32:35PM -0500, Chris Cheney wrote: > > psi uses a library, libqssl1 which is lgpl. However, since it links > Psi does work perfectly well without libqssl1 installed. So I wouldn't > say it's linked with libqssl1. > Look at it this way: Psi, without qssl, surely is not a problem. Yes, it > contains some provision to add a feature that can not be used, but well, > there are loads of unimplemented features in several GPL programs. > Then, we would violate GPL if we distributed a 'derivative work' of psi > and a non-GPL program. But without modifying psi, how could we create a > derivative work, just by adding a second package which could possibly > combined with psi by the user? If psi Depends: on libqssl1, then you have quite clearly stated your intention to create a derivative work. If psi does not Depend: on libqssl1, it is mere aggregation, and not restricted by the GPL. Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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