Re: Linux and GPLv2
Henning Makholm <henning@makholm.net> writes:
>> Concluding: when you write a ".c" file, it is or not a derivative work
>> on another original work independently of what the compiler and linker
>> will do in the future.
>
> I repeat: No, but the resulting .o file may be derived from another
> work that the compiler also read while producing it.
The object file may contain bits from header files, or whatever, but
this has no bearing on the distributability of it. They only found
their way there as the result of implementation details. Allowing the
a particular method of implementation to stretch the reach of
copyright in such a way would be absurd, and this is what "fair use"
is about.
--
Måns Rullgård
mru@inprovide.com
Reply to: