Hi,
I am after understanding the linking restrictions of open source
licenses; in particular the GPL (but other discussion is welcome).
I can obviously understand that a static link copies parts of the open
source library into the result and thus that result must conform with the
license of
Dr. David Gilbert scripsit:
What I am unclear of is shared libraries; is there something actually
copied into the result as part of the linking stage? If I was to rewrite
a header for a GPL library so that I didn't make use of the GPLd header
could I then shared link it into a commercial
Section 117
Section 117(a) of the Copyright Act, seems applicable. It limits the right
of the copyright holder with regard to computer programs, and is relevant to
the dynamic linking of shared libraries. Given the general purpose of the
GNU GPL, we can make two assumptions about its
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