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libc and java

Posted Jun 7, 2011 4:09 UTC (Tue) by smurf (subscriber, #17840)
In reply to: libc and java by jonabbey
Parent article: Android, forking, and control

Cute.
The FSF's stance on this is that dynamic linking does not create derived works, period.

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libc and java

Posted Jun 7, 2011 4:22 UTC (Tue) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]

I wish it was that clear.

if it was, then what is the difference between the GPL and the LGPL, the only difference between them is about linking.

libc and java

Posted Jun 7, 2011 6:54 UTC (Tue) by paulj (subscriber, #341) [Link]

[citation needed] for that extra-ordinary claim. Everything points to the opposite (e.g. the existence of the LGPL as per other commentator).

libc and java

Posted Jun 7, 2011 7:02 UTC (Tue) by smurf (subscriber, #17840) [Link]

You're right. My bad.