Re: GLGPL and shared libraries

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From: Aaron Sherman
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1991 21:54

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> Really?  The only "restriction" that I see is:
>  + If you link a program with the library, you must provide complete object
>  + files to the recipients so that they can relink them with the library,
>  + after making changes to the library and recompiling it.
> 
> Admittedly, this may seem new to "applications" people, but it is standard
> operating procedure for UNIX kernel objects.  The "applications" company is
> not giving up any more information than they had released previously.

This is not the case. If I distribute stripped executables, then I would
be giving up a LOT to distribute object code (stripping an executable strips
ALL symbols, much to my disgust). Mind, you I do not like, or agree with
the mindset that leads to thinking this way, but I have seen too many
examples to ignore it...



			-AJS
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