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Re: GPL - GSL and derivative work
- To: gsl-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com
- Subject: Re: GPL - GSL and derivative work
- From: Edwin Robert Tisdale <E dot Robert dot Tisdale at jpl dot nasa dot gov>
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 14:20:39 -0700
- Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Reply-To: E dot Robert dot Tisdale at jpl dot nasa dot gov
Mark Galassi wrote:
> Once you reimplement GSL, 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.
Suppose that the court agrees with you, counselor,
then someone reimplements the GSL API.
Would we still have a derivative work?
Would other applications using the GSL API
but written after the GSL API was reimplemented
then also be derivative work?