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Nathan de Vries

More options Oct 25, 2:10 am

From: Nathan de Vries <nat...@atnan.com>

Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:08 +1100

Local: Sun, Oct 25 2009 2:10 am

Subject: Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: any open source license expert?

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On 25/10/2009, at 12:06 PM, Rob Manson wrote:

> ...your point assumes you're creating a compiled application...which
> is
> possibly the minority of software startups nowadays.

And your point assumes that the GPLs definition of a "derivative work"
applies only to compiled code.

Frankly, nobody knows what constitutes a derivative work with respect
to the GPL. In the compiled world, you've got the static-vs-dynamic
linking debate. In the non-compiled world, you've got projects like
Drupal / Wordpress imposing same-license restrictions on modules/
plugins/themes, claiming they're derivative works.

1989 called and they want their license back.

Cheers,

Nathan de Vries

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