Re: Source packages

"Michael P. Soulier" <[email protected]> Wed, 17 Dec 2003 09:14:00 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.network.e-smith.devel
Organization Mitel Networks Corporation
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 17/12/03 Les Mikesell did say:

> Actually the GPL applies to any derived work that is subsequently
> distributed regardless of whether you modify the original or not.

Many people have far too loose an interpretation of that. Any code ever
written in GNU Emacs, a GPL'd product, is not a derived work of Emacs
and thus required to be released under the GPL. Any shell script that
calls GNU grep is not a derived work of GNU grep. 

In any case, IANAL, and our lawyers seem happy.

Mike

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