On Fri, Oct 29, 1999 at 09:54:42PM +0200, Henning Makholm wrote: > | In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program > | with the Program (or with a work based on the Program) on a volume of > | a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under > | the scope of this License. > > I.e. you cannot, by sheer force of will and no legal case to back it > with, make any random collection of two independent programs into a > "work" to which you can apply GPL 2(b). The collection is not a "work" > in GPL's sense, and it is certainly not a "work" in the sense of > copyright law. If you could, the GPL would fail the DFSG. -- - Joseph Carter GnuPG public key: 1024D/DCF9DAB3, 2048g/3F9C2A43 - knghtbrd@debian.org 20F6 2261 F185 7A3E 79FC 44F9 8FF7 D7A3 DCF9 DAB3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Knghtbrd notes he has mashed potatoes for brains tonight <Valkyrie> yum, can I have some? <Knghtbrd> um ... * Knghtbrd hides from Valkyrie
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