* Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Watch out for license changes to GPL-3.
@ 2007-07-13 5:21 99% ` Harald van Dijk
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From: Harald van Dijk @ 2007-07-13 5:21 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-dev
On Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 07:04:20AM +0200, Harald van Dijk wrote:
> > >Correct, it does, just like it permits C applications with
> > >GPL-incompatible licenses to link with GPL libraries, so long as this
> > >linking is done by the end user and the application is not distributed
> > >in its linked form. See for example the NVidia kernel module, or for a
> > >somewhat different but similar example, cdrtools.
> >
> > Not true:
> >
> > cdrecord and "all-1" programs in cdrtrools are 100% CDDL.
> >
> > mkisofs is a GPL project that links to non-GPL libraries.
> > This is something that is no problem with the GPLv2 as long as the
> > libraries are not derived from or written for GPL code.
> >
> > As the libraries mkisofs links with are older than mkisofs or at
> > least written independently and usage neutral, there is no problem
> > even with binaray redistribution of mkisofs.
>
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLIncompatibleLibs
>
> Neither the FSF nor you hold the copyright to mkisofs, but still, I'll
> take the FSF's own interpretation over yours. If others believe you're
> right, that's their choice.
Besides, as I recall, the decision for cdrkit was based on a
disagreement over the build system license, not the license of
libraries. Sorry, that's what I should've said, and that's all I
should've said; the rest is not relevant here.
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