[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.