Re: GPL'ed programs and libraries
Philipp Kern <pkern@debian.org> writes:
> Dear Debian legal people,
>
> could you please link me to a FAQ about legal concerns which could
> come up when using the GPL?
The canonical answer is the GPL FAQ:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html
> Concretely I want to ask against which kind of licenses libraries a
> GPL program could link.
That would be http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLIncompatibleLibs
> I know that there are some problems with GPL'ed projects and the
> linking with OpenSSL. When is it problematic?
The answer depends on who you ask, and on the precise definition of a
"derived work".
If you are writing a program, and want to link against a non-GPL
library, it's probably safest to use a different license than the GPL
for your program. Linking with 2-clause BSD or MIT licensed libraries
is always OK.
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Måns Rullgård
mru@inprovide.com
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