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> >Thanks for your response.
> >
> >So I guess that means there is no linking into the Samba code, as that
> >would GPL all of OpenSolaris in my understanding?
>
> You understanding is not entirely correct; merely linking GPL'ed code
> does not automatically make code under the GPL; it *requires* the code
> to be under the GPL in order to be able to ship it or binaries based
> on it. But the GPL itself does not have the power to change licenses.
Linking is not a trigger for requiring the whole software to be under GPL.
The important thing to look for is whether the action you intend would make
one piece of SW to become a derived work of GPLd SW.
Jörg
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