Mass-enabling D => License question

[Jacob Carlborg via Digitalmars-d]

On 21/05/14 12:02, John Colvin wrote:

> Also, note that linking to GPL licenced shared libraries/dlls/dylibs or
> whatever you use doesn't necessarily mean the GPL has got you wrapped in
> it's rather fuzzy web.  AKAIK it's a matter of debate and has never been
> tested in court

As far as I know, if you link dynamically with a GPL library you're 
library/application need to be GPL as well. That's why LGPL exists, 
where it's allowed.

> , but it's enough for many current creators/distributors
> of closed source software for linux who call various GPL system libs via
> the shared library interfaces.

GPL (and LGPL) has a exception for linking with system libraries.

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/Jacob Carlborg