Thanks very much! Jose
-----Mensaje original----- De: Chad Whitacre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviado el: Mi�rcoles, 25 de Mayo de 2005 12:32 Para: Jose Molina Asunto: linking GPL to non-GPL Jose, Not sure myself, but perhaps this FAQ helps? http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLIncompatibleLibs chad Jose Molina wrote: > I have a question. If I have a library that is not Free (by FSF standards), > and it is distributed as a part of a GNU/Linux distro, and I link a GPL > program against it, is it permitted by the GPL terms, I mean, can this > library be considered part of the operating system?. The specific case is > OpenMotif on a RedHat system. I was going to link a GPL'ed program (not > developed by me) against it. > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] nombre > de David Kastrup > Enviado el: Miercoles, 25 de Mayo de 2005 11:58 > Para: [email protected] > Asunto: Re: how much is too much? > > > Chad Whitacre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >>>>I.e., would it be possible to package all GPL code that I want to >>>>use in an LGPL library and use that from a public domain package? >>> >>>Look, "public domain" means that everybody is allowed to do whatever >>>he wants with the product (including releasing proprietary versions). >>>It completely escapes me how you can imagine to have the right to do >>>that. >> >>By "use" I meant in linked fashion. My thought was to make the >>functionality of the GPL'd code available to the public domain code >>via an LGPL'd library. Either way the answer appears to be "no." > > > What gives you the right to change the GPL to LGPL? > > >>In general I am trying to get educated on the whole >>copyright/licensing issue. Distinguishing between the two was a >>first step, the GPL FAQ is explaining more. > > > Well, for one thing, if you get a license for something, it is not > your option to change the conditions of the license. > > If you want different conditions, ask the copyright holder. > > >>The bottom line seems to be that the street between copyleft and >>non-copyleft free software only runs one way: copyleft can >>incorporate non-copyleft and retain its identity, but not the other >>way around. I.e., the GPL's hegemony extends to non-copyleft free >>software as much as to proprietary software. Accurate? > > > No. GPLed code is not convertible into other licenses, but that does > not mean that other code is convertible to the GPL. There are > actually very few licenses that allow rereleasing as GPL. > > -- > David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum > _______________________________________________ > Gnu-misc-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss _______________________________________________ Gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
