[boost] Re: License Conversion Update: Graph library incompatw/GPL

From: Alexander Terekhov (terekhov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-05-06 12:11:02

Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote:
[...]
> | "RMS: We have no say in what is considered a derivative work. That
> |  is a matter of copyright law, decided by courts. When copyright
> |  law holds that a certain thing is not a derivative of our work,
> |  then our license for that work does not apply to it. Whatever our
> |  licenses say, they are operative only for works that are
> |  derivative of our code.
> >
> |  A license can say that we will treat a certain kind of work as if
> |  it were not derivative, even if the courts think it is. The Lesser
> |  GPL does this in certain cases, in effect declining to use some
> |  of the power that the courts would give us. But we cannot tell the
> |  courts to treat a certain kind of work as if it were derivative,
> |  if the courts think it is not."
> 
> I read this snippet to go against your conclusion, not to support it.

http://xfree86.org/pipermail/forum/2004-March/004248.html
http://xfree86.org/pipermail/forum/2004-March/004297.html
http://xfree86.org/pipermail/forum/2004-March/004301.html

And, BTW, the resulting "Fabricated responses" thread is also worth 
your attention, I think.

http://xfree86.org/pipermail/forum/2004-April/004306.html
http://xfree86.org/pipermail/forum/2004-April/004308.html
http://xfree86.org/pipermail/forum/2004-April/004309.html
http://xfree86.org/pipermail/forum/2004-April/004321.html
http://xfree86.org/pipermail/forum/2004-April/004353.html
http://xfree86.org/pipermail/forum/2004-April/004358.html
http://xfree86.org/pipermail/forum/2004-April/004384.html

> 
> So:
> 
> Linking a non-GPL-like project to a GPL'ed lib is not ok.
> Linking a non-GLP-like project to a LGPL'ed lib is ok.

Such claims are barred by the doctrine of copyright misuse and
the doctrine of first sale.

regards,
alexander.