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Re: Help-hurd Digest, Vol 40, Issue 4


From: devmania101
Subject: Re: Help-hurd Digest, Vol 40, Issue 4
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:29:23 -0400

Thank you for your answers. What I was thinking is to try using Hurd instead of Linux and port my program to it. It might call some system libraries, but then I am not going to ship those libraries, they are already built into Hurd. So if I understood it correctly then my program won't fall into GPL. Another question that just occured to me is the case of demons. Where do these fall? What are they called under Hurd? Thanks.
 
Joshua
 
 
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Today's Topics:

   1. License issue (devmania101@netscape.net)
   2. Re: License issue (Bas Wijnen)
   3. Re: License issue (Wei Mingzhi)


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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:20:55 -0400
From: devmania101@netscape.net
Subject: License issue
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Hi,
 
I read the GPL license for Hurd and have one question. If I develop an 
application that would link libraries dynamically would I have to still provide 
the source code and will it have to be in GPL License? Are there any exceptions 
just like LGPL license? Thanks.
 
Joshua
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:13:35 +0200
From: Bas Wijnen <shevek@fmf.nl>
Subject: Re: License issue
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Hi,

On Tue, Apr 11, 2006 at 05:20:55PM -0400, devmania101@netscape.net wrote:
> If I develop an application that would link libraries dynamically would I
> have to still provide the source code and will it have to be in GPL License?

You should be a bit more clear about which parts are covered by the GPL.  I
see two obvious scenarios, if you mean another one, please be clear.

- The library is covered by the GPL.  In that case a program linking to it
  must be covered by it as well (although some people disagree about this, but
  AFAIK this hasn't been tested in court.  Personally I wouldn't take the
  chance).
- The library is not covered by the GPL, but you want to run the application
  on the Hurd, or it is a Hurd system library (which you aren't going to ship
  with your application).  In that case, I think the GPL does not apply to
  your program, so you can license in any way you like.

> Are there any exceptions just like LGPL license?

A GPL licensed program cannot be relicensed by anyone except the copyright
holder.  If the license is GPL, no exceptions like the LGPL provides are
allowed, except if explicitly given in the license (and that's all licenses,
from all copyright holders, not just one).

Hope this helps,
Bas

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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:36:56 +0800
From: Wei Mingzhi <weimz@hotpop.com>
Subject: Re: License issue
To: devmania101@netscape.net, help-hurd@gnu.org
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Put it simple: If it's just a program merely runs under GNU Operating 
System, then no problem.If it's a Hurd server which uses the Libraries 
shipped with Hurd, then yes. BUT, if your problem isn't _supposed_ to be 
released in any form, then you don't have to "provide the source code" 
to anyone _at all_.

Wei Mingzhi

devmania101@netscape.net wrote:
> Hi,
>  
> I read the GPL license for Hurd and have one question. If I develop an 
> application that would link libraries dynamically would I have to 
> still provide the source code and will it have to be in GPL License? 
> Are there any exceptions just like LGPL license? Thanks.
>  
> Joshua





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