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Date:      02 Dec 2002 11:11:53 -0800
From:      swear@attbi.com (Gary W. Swearingen)
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
Cc:        Darren Pilgrim <dmp@pantherdragon.org>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Is a port skeleton considered a derivative work under the GPL?
Message-ID:  <joadjo5j7q.djo@localhost.localdomain>
In-Reply-To: <3DE9B0CC.8A368E61@mindspring.com>
References:  <3DE9A680.4000702@pantherdragon.org> <3DE9B0CC.8A368E61@mindspring.com>

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Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> writes:

> You are basically asking the question "What makes A a derivative
> work of B?".

Basically, yes, but he's also asking, importantly, "how should I
interpret the GPL's fuzzy and confusing derivative escape clauses?".

The prior replay concerning risk avoidance works well here too, except
when considering jurisdictions and locations of actions, remember the
case of the Central American leader who is sitting in a US jail.

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