A few comments

[Evan Schoenberg]

On Oct 17, 2007, at 8:17 AM, Michael wrote:

> Ethan Blanton wrote:
>> I agree.  "Right" and "wrong" are obvious, here; linking the Skype  
>> API
>> is wrong.  It is unfortunate that there has to be a debate over
>> whether or not it is technically illegal, based on language lawyering
>> and hypothetical posturing.
>
> I'm sorry, but I fail to see how distributing or compiling said text
> file is wrong in any way (for the creator of the text file of any  
> person
> who possesses i

Introducing a non-open source component means that the result is no  
longer, as whole, Free.  The use of the Skype API via DBUS or the like  
probably holds up in court (I'm not aware of whether this has been  
tested, but the language of the GPL and of its FAQ lead me to believe  
this is [unfortunately] probably true) but violates the spirit of the  
license.  That spirit is the sense in which this is 'wrong'.

-Evan
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