[OT] What is Open Source?

[Andrew Dalke]

holger krekel:
>On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 04:44:50PM -0600, rasmussn at lanl.gov wrote:
>> As I understand it, the GPL does not give you right to use the software
>> as you see fit.  You can only use it by linking with other GPL'd
>> software.
>
>cant be true: gpled software under windows wouldnt be possible...

There's a clause in the GPL to allow GPL'ed software to link with
system libraries.  After all, GPL software started as code for non-GPL'ed
OSes, else no one would have been able to use the code until there was
a working kernel.

                    Andrew
                    dalke at dalkescientific.com