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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:01:58 -0500
From: "Dave Neuer" <mr.fred.smoothie@pobox.com>
To: "D. Hazelton" <dhazelton@enter.net>
Subject: Re: GPL only modules
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On 12/18/06, D. Hazelton <dhazelton@enter.net> wrote:
>
> Ah, okay. However I'm quite sure that there are more ways to accomplish the
> tasks handled by the code in the header files (in most cases).

Well, that may be so. Unfortunately, Lexmark vs. Static Controls
actually says that even if there are other ways, if those ways are far
less optimal, the result is as if there were only one way. I think the
decision is part of one big, giant mess that is US IP law as it
relates to software.

Dave
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