[forum] GPL-incompatible license

Alexander Terekhov forum@xfree86.org
Mon, 16 Feb 2004 10:46:30 +0100


Richard Stallman wrote:
> 
>     The license change does affect some files in other application visible
>     libs, though, the most prominent being libXext, the library containing the
>     C bindings for a number of extensions.
> 
> Using it in that library would be a problem.

You know quite well that "GPL incomatibility" is pure fiction and 
that it has no legal basis under the copyright law (with out some
shrink-wrap contractual restrictions on use of "free" software). 

It's amazing that so many folks are so ignorant of basic concepts 
of copyright law (compilation-vs-derivative, etc.) and blindly buy 
into your "copyright hack" (attribution: Moglen) nonsense. 

And, BTW, ever heard of first sale doctrine? Rhetorical question,
don't bother to answer.

regards,
alexander.