#if Ji Lee
>
> On Thursday, February 10, 2000 6:56 PM, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote:
> > GPL states that GPL code can only link against closed-source libraries
> > *if* those closed source libraries are distributed as a standard part of
> > "the system". That's why we never saw this problem when linking GPL code
>
> Does that mean that no GPLed programs can be linked to commecial libraries
> such as Oracle because Oracle library doesn't ship as a part of "the
> system"?
> I saw a few programs that will let you access Oracle which (I think) are
> under GPL.
> Maybe you could define exacly what "the system" means?
Good question.
And what does 'commercial' mean ? Does it mean that these things
sell for money ? Linux distributors sell LGPL libraries as a part
of the system, so are they commercial ? Or does 'commercial' mean
closed source ? If so, no problem. Qt is Open Source, and declared
to be so by all the major Open Source experts.
> > has been certified as open source by groups like OSI and SPI. However,
> > the QPL is not 100% compatible with the GPL, so a small exception has to
> > be made in the GPL so it can be linked with QPL code. The problem here is
>
> What are those small exceptions?
>
> just-curious-;)-ly y'rs
Just stuff that's been bandied about without any real basis I think.
Cheers,
Rik
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