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From: | Hyman Rosen |
Subject: | Re: Problem with GPLv3 FAQ about linking with Visual C++ |
Date: | Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:05:09 -0500 |
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On 2/2/2010 10:55 AM, David Kastrup wrote:
If you think that copyright law gives you a free ride for stuff that works only after linking, it is clear that you have to base your case on something other than the GPL's wording: you will have to show yourself that the GPL cannot cover the resulting combination, by virtue of your local copyright laws. The GPL certainly does not say that on its own.
In the US it's simple enough. A dynamically linked program (shipped without the libraries which it will use at runtime) does not contain those libraries. Certainly the source for such a program does not contain them. And the GPL imposes no requirements on running a program.
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