Re: KDE not in Debian?
> > So? When the program is running, both the GPLed code and the Qt code
> > exist together in the same virtual memory image.
> >
> > Ultimately, there's no difference between run-time linking and
> > compile-time linking except that run-time linking happens at run
> > time while compile-time linking happens at compile time.
On Wed, Feb 02, 2000 at 05:49:10PM +0100, Marc van Leeuwen wrote:
> And run-time is post-distribution while compile-time is
> pre-distribution, in the case of distribution of dynamically linked
> binaries. And no copyright-based licence has anything to say about
> what end users can do with the code thay legally obtained (except
> redistribution).
We're not talking about an isolated personal action here. We're talking
about many thousands, if not millions of copies which are distributed
by people who know what the end result is going to be.
To see what that means, check out
http://www.ladas.com/NII/CopyrightInfringement.html#con
--
Raul
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