RE: [cobalt-users] Support, Warranty and Hype

["Chris Demain" <cdemain@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I gather that the OS Restore CD contains software which is distributed
> under the GPL license.  If I am not mistaken, the OS Restore would then be
> a derivative work and therefore restriction on copying infringes the GPL
> license.
>
> The Cobalt UI software was written by Cobalt and they can license it as
> they wish.
>

Careful.  It's not as viral as micros~1 would have you think.  LGPL exists
to allow linking.  Statically built packages don't have any requirements at
all.  If you think it's GPL, have a look through `which strings`
package_binary for the (obligatory) GPL announcement.  Also, adding a
package to a GPL'd OS doesn't count as "derivative work" ... only if it
re-uses GPL code.  RMS has a few examples of how one can use non-free (FAIS)
software alongside Free Software.