Harald Kipp napsal(a): >>> AFAIK, adding support for a non-compliant DLL in GPL code is not >>> circumventing any GPL clause that I know of, neither directly not >>> indirectly. >> so is your belief that it is GPL compliant to also distribute >> GPLed binary that includes support for a closed DLL which is actually >> not required to use the binary, as there is a free alternative compiled >> in? (e.g. bitbang parallel port driver or libtfdi support) > > Exactly. > > At my current state of knowledge I'd have no problem to distribute such > a binary, _without_ FTD2XX libraries, of course.
Thank you, Harald, this is what I was pointing at in my previous posts: find the real meaning, the original idea of GPL and defend that, not some disputable literal interpretation. Best regards, Pavel _______________________________________________ Openocd-development mailing list Openocd-development@lists.berlios.de https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/openocd-development
