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- From: Greg Freemyer <freemyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 14:02:25 -0400
- Message-id: <20030414175910.XOJU13203.imf35bis.bellsouth.net@tiger2>
>> Let me get this straight - if I write a program which is linked against a
>> library, my program could be governed by the library's licence? I can see
>> this would be the case if static linked, but surely not for a dynamically
>> linked library?
>> Dylan
static/dynamic makes no difference.
Many libraries use the LGPL which does not attach to the linked programs.
I know cygwin's dlls are covered by the GPL, so any program that utilizes the cygwin dlls is covered by the GPL.
As a developer, it is your job to know what the libraries license says.
Greg
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Greg Freemyer
>> library, my program could be governed by the library's licence? I can see
>> this would be the case if static linked, but surely not for a dynamically
>> linked library?
>> Dylan
static/dynamic makes no difference.
Many libraries use the LGPL which does not attach to the linked programs.
I know cygwin's dlls are covered by the GPL, so any program that utilizes the cygwin dlls is covered by the GPL.
As a developer, it is your job to know what the libraries license says.
Greg
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Greg Freemyer
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