Re: Controversy over dynamic linking -- how to end the panic

kumon@flab.fujitsu.co.jp
Fri, 22 Jun 2001 13:05:08 +0900

Rick Hohensee writes:
> Richard Stallman is the creator of the license. It's his greatest work.
> Linus is in no way priviledged as to interpretation of it, other than
> tolerance on the part of the parties that own the copyright to the
> license.

So, GPL FAQ on FSF web-site <http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl-faq.html>
is worth reading. It represents their thought.

* If a library is released under the GPL (not the LGPL), does that
mean that any program which uses it has to be under the GPL?
<http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl-faq.html#IfLibraryIsGPL>

* Why are some GNU libraries released under the ordinary GPL rather
than the Lesser GPL?
<http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl-faq.html#WhySomeGPLAndNotLGPL>

* I am writing free software that uses non-free libraries. What legal
issues come up if I use the GPL?
<http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl-faq.html#TOCWritingFSWithNFLibs>

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Computer Systems Laboratory, Fujitsu Labs.
kumon@flab.fujitsu.co.jp
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