Legal/Permission Question

[Jeff Nowakowski]

Bruno Medeiros wrote:
> Some might say that it depends on how the use is (static linking, 
> dynamic linking, etc.), but the company can always change the use method 
> to a more loose form.

It is up to the courts and copyright holders to decide the issue.  There 
are no black and white rules with regards to linking.

GPL FAQ:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#MereAggregation

An ongoing court case, where a GPL chess client was "wrapped":
http://www.jinchess.com/ichessu/

-Jeff