Michael- Really, really good questions, well formulated. I'm very interested to see the answers -- or advice -- you receive on the forum.
-Jeff Michael Dickens wrote: > > This is similar to the original discussion from 2004; see, e.g.: > < http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/discuss-gnuradio/2004-11/ > msg00086.html > > > My dissertation will involve using GNU Radio in some capacity - e.g., > through a "compatibility layer" into the code that I'm writing. The > details of my dissertation aren't relevant to this discussion. The > "compatibility layer" file (or set of files) will be the only > programming that includes GNU Radio-specific programming; all of the > rest of the programming for my dissertation will be of my own > development. The "compatibility layer" is for convenience - to make > use of certain, but not all, GNU Radio signal processing blocks (why > reinvent a perfectly good wheel?) and certain other features provided > by GNU Radio - but is not required for functionality of the rest of > the programming. > > I understand from the afore-mentioned discussion, as well as from > reading the GPLv3, that my "compatibility layer" programming -must- > be GPL'd in order to comply with the original license of GNU Radio > (since it will use "#include <some gr header>" and hence forms a > "larger work"). > > Can my "compatibility layer" be LGPL'd, or must the license be GPL to > match that of GNU Radio? > > Does the rest of my programming -have- to be GPL'd, because it -can- > (but is not -required to-) make use of my "compatibility > layer" (which must be GPL'd somehow), which in turn makes use of GNU > Radio? > > In order for me to be able to choose my dissertation code's license > (which might end up being GPL; I haven't decided), do I need to > further separate the programming between my "compatibility layer" and > the rest of the code, e.g., via a pipe or socket (such that these 2 > parts can be 'exec'd separately)? > > In my reading of the GPL-FAQ, it seems like most of the answers are > "it depends" ... thus I'm hoping that someone here might have more > precise knowledge. > > Thanks in advance for any advice! - MLD > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss-gnuradio mailing list > Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio
