Hi
The API of a GPL library is not protected by the GPL. In fact FSF claim
that APIs should be public. So, other people can create alternative
libraries using the "same" API. Even GNU do this. See for example the R
language (reimplementation of S language), GNU Octave (a free software
version of
PS -- "The project itself does not violate the GPL in any way"
Remember that GPL is a copyleft license, and that appears to mean that any
software that is written based on using or calling any GPL component,
automatically means that the entire project falls under the GPL license. I am
looking at
On 2020-06-05 at 5:39 PM, sur-behoffski wrote:
>G'day all,
>
>[Sorry for breaking the thread -- digest strikes again...]
>
>Like RMS, I strongly dislike "Open Source" as an umbrella term, and strongly
>prefer "Free (as in Freedom)" or "Libre" (e.g. LibreOffice): The underlying
>concepts are
De: Richard Stallman
Enviado: sábado, 6 de junho de 2020 03:56
Para: Ranier Vilela
Cc: arobinso...@cox.net; iup-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Assunto: Re: [Iup-users] Fw: IUP License Questions
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