Once upon a time, Ralf Corsepius <rc040203(a)freenet.de> said:
Well, dlopen'ed modules/plugins aren't directly linked, i.e.
there is
only an indirect dependency. AFAICT (IANAL), this is what makes the
legal key-difference.
IANAL either, but neither is what matters in the legal sense; "derived
work" is what matters. Linking is just an indicator (that is not 100%)
of a derived work.
As for when the linking is done, (static at build, dynamic at load,
dynamic during run), that makes zero difference as to whether something
is a derived work.
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Chris Adams <cmadams(a)hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.