Zach Welch <z...@superlucidity.net> writes: > Harald, > > Thank you for taking the time to participate in this discussion. > > On Sat, 2009-06-20 at 12:53 +0200, Harald Kipp wrote: >> Zach Welch wrote: >> > On Fri, 2009-06-19 at 18:26 +0200, Harald Kipp wrote: >> >> >> Dynamic linking to proprietary libraries by adding LoadLibrary and >> >> GetProcAddress to OpenOCD is a gray area. While the FSF would not allow >> >> this, some lawyers may have a different view. >> > >> > The big problem with gray areas is that you can be sued anyway, and -- >> > even if you have lots of money -- you will have no idea as to whether or >> > not you will be able to defend the legality of your actions. >> >> Same view here. That's why I suggested a different solution, which >> avoids direct static linking of a proprietary library to GPL code. > > Static or shared, linked directly or through other libraries: it makes > no difference with the GPL.
There must be *some* limit to how far this principle can extend. For example, a non-GPLed FTDI "server" communicating via sockets (or via some other messaging). [...] -- John Devereux _______________________________________________ Openocd-development mailing list Openocd-development@lists.berlios.de https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/openocd-development
