Re: Eclipse 3.0 Running ILLEGALY on Kaffe
On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 09:53:03PM -0500, Walter Landry wrote:
> The GPL puts restrictions on whole works.
True.
> "Requires to run" is a useful heuristic to determine what a whole
> work is.
Kaffe does not require Eclipse to run. So by this heuristic,
Eclipse is not a part of Kaffe.
> If you have a better heuristic, I am open to discussion.
"Requires to build".
"Incorporates content from".
"Designed as part of".
> But I have only seen people talk about derivative works, and the GPL
> clearly goes beyond just derived works.
[1] I don't think this phrase "derivative works" means what you think
it means.
[2] Whether or not Eclipse + Kaffe is a derivative work of Kaffe is not
the issue, in my opinion.
In other words: derivative works include "mere aggregation".
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Raul
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