Re: GPL-licensed packages with depend-chain to OpenSSL
On Sun, Sep 12, 2004 at 04:54:00PM +0200, Claus Färber wrote:
> They don't share a common ABI for other programs.
This isn't interesting. Either a work is normally distributed as part
of the system, or it's not; multiple implementations of an ABI don't
affect that.
You repeatedly ignore the important question, though.
> That doesn't matter, though. Debian is never eligible to use the "operating
> system" exception, due to "unless that component itself accompanies the executable".
> How is the relevant? The GPL OS exception, again, is not available
> to Debian.
Since you won't say how it's relevant, I'm assuming it's irrelevant and
won't waste further time with this subthread.
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Glenn Maynard
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