On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 09:41:33AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi > > I have read somewhere that in order to use GPL application > from a commercial application a LGPL API library could be > assembled that will be linked to GPL code. Then in a commersial > appliation could be used that LGPL library. > > It is possible to do this or it is a bullshit ?
What you have heard has no importance. The only thing that matters is the text of the licenses themselves. Ask a lawyer to read them and consult you for specific uses. In general, _using_ a GPL application from another application is a non-issue. The problem is if they become one "work". The exact line where this happens is not very clear, but there are some cases that are. Running (calling "exec") it does not make your program a derived work. Copying and pasting GPL sources to your program does. So does linking, as far as I understand. The difference between GPL and LGPL is mainly in this point, of linking. But you really have to read the licenses for yourself to make sure. FSF also has an FAQ you can consult, but still - in very obscure cases what counts is not any FAQ, even not theirs, but the licenses themselves only. -- Didi ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
