gpl backlash?

[Martin Konold]

On 27 Jul 1999 bruce at perens.com wrote:

> For example, I'd submit that _reference_ is derivation where software is
> concerned. If you call into my library from your program, it's a derived
> work. However, copyright law doesn't take that into account and is only
> concerned with copying.
> 
> So, the GPL and all other software licenses that deal with derived works
> are left to fill in the blanks in the law. None of them do it very well.

On of the more critiacal points is "referencing" via stuff like corba and
DCOM. Does this kind of referencing/linking imply the viral clause? 

Yours,
-- martin

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