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Re: GPL question
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mike3 |
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Re: GPL question |
Date: |
Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:15:44 -0700 |
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On Oct 11, 2:57 pm, "Alfred M. Szmidt" <a...@gnu.org> wrote:
> > > (1) Can I dynamically link my application with free libraries
> > > already present on the target system, even if they're GPL'ed?
> > > (specifically, libbfd, part of binutils, I believe; and gdbm)
> >
> > Not without first consulting a good copyright lawyer experienced in Free
> > Software law. The FSF says that what you propose to do would infringe
> > their copyrights. Perhaps you could be a teat case.
>
> I am mighty confused now. Are you saying that what I'm planning to
> do is not possible?
>
> Correct, you cannot link non-free software with a GPL library.
>
> If not, why?
>
> The end result contains code from a GPL program, and the GPL states
> that the whole work has to be licensed under the same terms.
>
> From the GNU GPL FAQ:
>
> | I'd like to incorporate GPL-covered software in my proprietary
> | system. Can I do this?
>
> | You cannot incorporate GPL-covered software in a proprietary
> | system. The goal of the GPL is to grant everyone the freedom to
> | copy, redistribute, understand, and modify a program. If you
> | could incorporate GPL-covered software into a non-free system,
> | it would have the effect of making the GPL-covered software
> | non-free too.
May I jump in here for a moment? I've never really been able to
understand this exactly. Why wasn't the license made so that it
would only require you release the _GPL-covered parts_ under
GPL and distribute them in such a way that they remain free --
why does it take releasing the original parts of the package TOO
in order to keep the GPL stuff free?
- Re: GPL question, (continued)
- Re: GPL question, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2007/10/17
- Re: GPL question, Mike Cox, 2007/10/17
- Re: GPL question, mike3, 2007/10/14
- Re: GPL question, John Hasler, 2007/10/14
- Re: GPL question, mike3, 2007/10/17
- Re: GPL question, John Hasler, 2007/10/17
- Re: GPL question, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2007/10/17
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- Re: GPL question, John Hasler, 2007/10/12
- Re: GPL question, mike3, 2007/10/12
Re: GPL question, n . torrey . pines, 2007/10/19
- Re: GPL question, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2007/10/19
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- Re: GPL question, n . torrey . pines, 2007/10/19
- Re: GPL question, Miles Bader, 2007/10/19
- Re: GPL question, Alexander Terekhov, 2007/10/20
- Re: GPL question, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2007/10/23
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- Re: GPL question, Miles Bader, 2007/10/23