On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 05:41:04PM +1000, Andrew Donnellan wrote: > The GPL states that you can freely link with libraries normally > shipped with your OS or compiler, so I would think this would include > the C library.
Unfortunately, it does not apply if the thing you ship is also part of that same "OS or compiler". Which is the case for dpkg (unless you're not doing Debian, which I understand you are). This could be fixed if you get "a special exception" from the maintainer of every program you try to link with your libc, but I suspect it's going to be easier to either port glibc to solaris, or get Sun to relicense their code under something that is GPL-compatible. -- Fun will now commence -- Seven Of Nine, "Ashes to Ashes", stardate 53679.4 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
