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In article <ARTK.95Mar6081710@cc-color1.Congruent.COM> artk@Congruent.COM (Arthur Kreitman) writes:


   >   grammar you've specified. Now, in order to use that state machine, you
   >   have source code that has to be compiled and linked in with your
   >   application (They call it the skeleton). That skeleton is C code that is
   >   GPLed. Hence, if you use bison, you're program has to become GPLed
   >   (unless you write your own replacement skeleton).

     I know that's what happens.   I just doubt that any court will enforce
   a contract that makes your 100,000 lines of code a derivative work of 
   100 lines or so and require you disclose your source code.

I cannot see why not: some guy has been sentenced for life because of
a slice of pizza under the "three strikes you're out" law. The string
attached to those 100 lines of code are that you cannot use them in
your propietary programs: if you don't like it just rewrite
them. Otherwise I can start claiming that I want your library because
it's only 10.000 of lines inside my 10.000.000 lines of code. I don't
think that the relative size of projects can change a iota respect
contract law. What's a small patent on some nut design with respect to
the whole space shuttle then?

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