Re: facultative linking and libraries. ...
Sven LUTHER <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> writes:
> This causes no problem, because the QPL is not incompatible with the LGPL,
> but it is with the GPL. So there is no possibility to link it with
> libreadline, isn't it ?
You are correct: such a combination is not allowed if the licenses are
incompatible.
> As i see it, every user could then build from source the package with
> libreadline support, and use it for himself, but not redistribute it. Any
> distribution of the package would have to be with libreadline support
> disabled, or else be in source only format (making it non-free).
Who does the linking is irrelevant. There is no work-around; that's
the point.
> Any insight on this that i could forward to the upstream authors to request
> such a feature or not ?
Ask them to release the software under a license compatible with the
GPL.
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