On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 03:35:34PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> Exactly. The "Linus View" is that dynamic linking and "socket
> conversations" are *not* linking in the GPL2 meaning, but the FSF &
> RMS think differently. The GPL3 seems to codify that strictness.
Dynamic linking may be an issue, but talking over a socket doesn't
create any kind of dependancy at all. I don't think anyone has ever
tried to claim that talking to a GPL server requires your code to be
GPL also. The existing counterexamples alone...
Have a nice day,
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