On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:50:17 +0100, Marcel Holtmann said: > go ahead and create an application that uses a GPL only library. Then > ask a lawyer if it is okay to distribute your application in binary only > form without making the source code available (according to the GPL). > > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html#IfLibraryIsGPL > > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html#LinkingWithGPL
What happens if I ship a binary-only program that uses *either* a GPL library or a custom library with the same API? "If you don't have the Frobozz-Foo library, you'll have to supply your own work-alike".... (Note that this is in fact the *usual* case - very few programs actually check that they are linking against a Genuine GPL(tm) library, they just want the *API*, so providing a work-alike is sufficient....)
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