Re: Copyright problems for the opensource reimplementation of a closed-source library (ITP #679504)
> PS: the project in question is more a "proxy" towards the closed
> source library than a real reimplementation, but technically I
> actually reimplement every function of their header. If you are
> interested, it is hosted here [2].
In addition to the debian-legal list, you might want to speak to the
guys over at the Free Software Foundation.
I posed a similar question to them about using wrapper/chain-linking
libraries to do something similar - they were really great about telling
me its a no-go, and to look here:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLWrapper
I guess your situation is a bit different though, might be worth giving
them a holler though.
Hope this helps :)
Will Dowling
E: opensource@autodeist.com
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