From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sd-green-bigip-207.dreamhost.com ([208.97.132.207] helo=spunkymail-a6.g.dreamhost.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HEsid-0001dp-00 for ; Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:44:39 -0500 Received: from quark (cpe-071-077-052-015.nc.res.rr.com [71.77.52.15]) by spunkymail-a6.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 551EB109F2F for ; Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:44:38 -0800 (PST) From: "Sina Bahram" To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" References: <000001c74ad1$d7ab8170$96f1fea9@quark> <20070207161414.GD7271@implementation.labri.fr> <000401c74ad3$b06d81b0$96f1fea9@quark> <20070207162236.GE7271@implementation.labri.fr> Subject: RE: Gpl question: OS libraries Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 14:44:29 -0500 Message-ID: <000d01c74af0$63e1fe30$96f1fea9@quark> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-reply-to: <20070207162236.GE7271@implementation.labri.fr> X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Thread-index: AcdK1Grg8R8J5fx3RXSnTHYD+l9D9gAG+dAQ X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:44:39 -0000 Indeed Instead of a special license, they might just include an explicit = exception in there for sapi and directx perhaps. =20 Take care, Sina -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca = [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Samuel Thibault Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 11:23 AM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: Gpl question: OS libraries Sina Bahram, le Wed 07 Feb 2007 11:19:04 -0500, a =E9crit : > I'd really hope that the individuals on the other side would have=20 > better things to do with their time than go after the particular=20 > project I'm looking this information up for. Yes, just ask them, and they'll probably be fine. Remember that the = author has all rights concerning the piece of software he wrote, including providing you a special non-GPL licence for his software. But on the original issue, no definite answer can be given, except in trials, since it all depends on the thinking of people. Samuel _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup