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Re: GPL question
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Nicholas R. Markham |
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Re: GPL question |
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:04:24 -0500 |
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On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:06:29 +0100, Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> "Nicholas R. Markham" wrote:
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>> I have a program that I'd like to utilize the GNU Scientific Library.
>> Since the GSL is distributed under the GPL (not the LGPL), this means I
>> would have to distribute my program under the GPL as well.
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> Not at all.
A FAQ at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#IfLibraryIsGPL:
Q: If a library is released under the GPL (not the LGPL), does that mean
that any program which uses it has to be under the GPL?
A: Yes, because the program as it is actually run includes the library.
It certainly appears that I would have to distribute the program under the
GPL, or not distribute it at all. (Maybe the latter case was what you had
in mind...)