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Submission + - Are plugins preventing GPL programs from using oth (nabble.com)

Lord Lode writes: An online book at http://www.aosabook.org/en/audacity.html and a discussion thread at http://audacity.238276.n2.nabble.com/FFTW-licensing-question-td2919004.html show that Audacity cannot use FFTW, because Audacity supports plugins. Both Audacity and FFTW are under GPL. So one GPL program is not allowed to use other GPL code if it supports plugins using dynamic libraries. This looks like a handicap to GPL'ed software. Isn't the GPL shooting itself in the foot with this?

Comment Re:In a nutshell: (Score 1) 725

Why a week every 5-6 years? Why not spread this week over multiple years, and toy with an extra day at the end of some years instead? Seriously, doing a whole week of difference every now and then seems very inconvenient. What will it be, a work week or not? Stop the economy for a week? Or if not, what month is it part of?

Comment Heavy (Score 1) 164

Quoting: "However, whereas the Higgs is not made up of smaller particles, the Chi-b(3P) combines two very heavy objects via the same 'strong force which holds the atomic nucleus together."

I hope the LHC building is designed to withstand the weight of these heavy objects!

Comment Wirelessly (Score 1) 348

"For the technology to work, How said vehicles would need to be able to communicate with one another, wirelessly sending and receiving data like the car's speed and position."

This would require the red light runner to also be transmitting their speed and position.

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