Hi, Well, this is not an easy topic, but everything is answered in the GNU FAQ on licences : http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html To shorten a bit and in relation to what has been said before.
There is an exception to the GPL licence for system libraries. It does not apply here, as we are talking about application software. Generally, you can link to a non-free library from a GPL code if you deliver your GPL code with a specific exception for that non-free library. That means you have to be able to choose the licence for your code, Therefore you have to be the code author AND you have to be free to choose the licence. If your code is already part of a GPL program (say QGIS), you have to redistribute your code under the same GPL licence, and you cannot add such an exception, therefore you cannot link to this non-free library. Of course in any (legally possible) case you want to be sure you have all the needed rights on the non-free library side. Keep in mind that a Python «import» is considered being a library link, and please do read the aforementionned FAQ, it contains all the necessary elements for you to fully understand the (difficult) matter. Vincent Le lundi 26 mars 2012 16:16:57, G. Allegri a écrit : > I would really appreciate if you could explain me this point, seriously. > > giovanni > > 2012/3/26 G. Allegri <gioha...@gmail.com> > > > I apologize for my ignorance, could you explain me the differences? > > You say that I cannot do an import in python to load ArcGIS code, but > > here you say that I can import/link proprietary code in GPL code.I see a > > contradiction here. > > I apologize again if I cannot get to the point... > > > > giovanni > > > > > > 2012/3/26 Paolo Cavallini <cavall...@faunalia.it> > > > >> Il 26/03/2012 15:08, G. Allegri ha scritto: > >> > Have I misunderstood it? > >> > >> yes > >> -- > >> Paolo Cavallini - Faunalia > >> www.faunalia.eu > >> Full contact details at www.faunalia.eu/pc _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer