From: Mark Galassi <rosalia@galassi.org>
To: gsl-discuss@sources.redhat.com
Subject: Re: GPL - GSL and derivative work.
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 13:20:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8766bhqswf.fsf@galassi.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3B8276DD.75B9C04F@jpl.nasa.gov>
>> On this list, I simply want to assure anyone that if your
>> software can only work with GSL then your software is subject
>> to the relevant parts of the GPL.
Edwin> The GPL applies only if you distribute your software any
Edwin> only if you distribute the GPL'd library (GSL) with it.
Of course: I said that you are subject to the relevant parts of the
GPL, so it only applies if you distribute your software.
Edwin> You cannot copyright the GSL API. Anybody can implement
Edwin> the GSL API.
Of course, and once you reimplement GSL then you can say that the
software does not depend on GSL for its functioning.
But until you do, if you distribute software and say "this will only
work with GSL because no other implementation of that API exists" then
you have a derivative work.
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2001-12-19 13:20 Edwin Robert Tisdale
2001-12-19 13:20 ` Mark Galassi [this message]
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2001-12-19 13:20 Edwin Robert Tisdale
2001-12-19 13:20 ` Mark Galassi
2001-12-19 13:20 Edwin Robert Tisdale
2001-12-19 13:20 ` Mark Galassi
2001-12-19 13:20 Edwin Robert Tisdale
2001-12-19 13:20 ` Mark Galassi
2001-12-19 13:20 ` Steve ROBBINS
2001-12-19 13:20 Nelder-Mead Simplex Brian Gough
2001-12-19 13:20 ` GPL - GSL and derivative work Nicolai Hanssing
2001-12-19 13:20 ` Timothy H. Keitt
2001-12-19 13:20 Edwin Robert Tisdale
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