From: Eric Schwartz <emschwar@...>
Date: 2003-08-02T05:14:40+09:00
Subject: Re: Patches to 1.8.0p4 to add Bessel functions for those that have 'em

"Josef 'Jupp' Schugt" <jupp@gmx.de> writes:
> * Guillaume Marcais; 2003-07-30, 13:57 UTC:
>> >In my opinion we
>> >should rather strive for including GSL (GNU Scientific Library)
>> >support in core Ruby 2.0.
>> >
>> Isn't GSL GPL licensed? And that could cause problem to include it
>> into the core of Ruby.
>
> I did not write 'include GSL' but include 'GSL support'. The GPL does
> only apply to software released under it and software based on it
> where 'based on it' means that you took the GPLd software and did
> modify it.

Every interpretation I've seen says that linking a GPL'd library
creates a derived work.  Your interpretation is correct for LGPL,
AFAIK.

-=Eric
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