Re: FRR package in Debian violates the GPL licence
On Wed, 20 Mar 2019, Ole Streicher wrote:
Those files do not use GPL code; they just refer to it. No line of that
code was originated in GPL licensed code.
Ah, you're in the "copyright only protects literal copying" camp, and
you don't acknowledge the concept of derived works.
There's little point discussing further with you, if so.
Copyright gives authors of works not just the right not to just control
literal copying, but also a controlling right in any adaptations of
their work (amongst other things). Whether you agree with this or not,
various variants of this concept are law in many countries around the
world.
regards,
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