Re: Linux Torvalds on GPL2
Derek Parnell wrote:
>
> Mario Steele wrote:
> >
> > Allright, there seems to be some mis-conceptions in which I belive needs to
> > be marked out here. The major thing being the line in which the GPL, and
> > LGPL
> > consideres Derivitive, and such codes.
>
> Yes, you are right Mario. However, this is a crucial definition : what is
> derivative?
>
> The FSF people seem to say that just using any GPL software component in your
> application makes your work a derivative work. For example, if OEU were GPL,
> then any program coded using an INCLUDE that directly or indirectly included
> some code that is distributed as a part of OEU, would itself have to be GPL
> - even if you do not change, in any manner, the OEU code.
I suggest LGPL for this reason.
> Whereas if OEU was LGPL, then including an OEU component would not mean that
> you program is a derivative work. With LGPL, it seems that a work becomes
> derivative
> only if it modifies one or more LGPL distributed files in some way.
>
> Other crucial points include...
>
> ** when any OEU code is modified, how much of OEU is one supposed to make
> available
> to anyone? For example, if I add a find_from() function to the wildcard.e
> file,
> do I have to make all of OEU available for just my changes?
> ** when one includes an OEU component (modified) in a new software component,
> does one have to make the entire new component available or just the modified
> OEU component. For example, if I add a find_from() function to the wildcard.e
> file, and then use that as an included file, do I only have to make wildcard.e
> available, or must I also make available my program that uses the modified
> wildcard.e?
Just your change is ok. You aren't responsible for the whole package.
You don't need to make a "package" available, just the source code of your
change (with a link to the original if you don't want to host it yourself)
Regards,
Ray Smith
http://RaymondSmith.com
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