From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] Linking to BlueZ from non-GPL code From: Marcel Holtmann To: bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net In-Reply-To: <429ED7F0.2030902@gmx.ch> References: <429E4F67.1030104@xmission.com> <429ED7F0.2030902@gmx.ch> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1117707014.31350.71.camel@pegasus> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Reply-To: bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: BlueZ users List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 12:10:14 +0200 Hi Marco, > > but a technical solution is to write a > > GPL shim that links with -lbluetooth and that you use via APIs across > > which the GPL is not required to hold. Again, talk to your lawyer. > > can you explain that further? as I understand it: > write an own library that includes the bluez .h files and links agains > -lbluetooth > -> so the own library has to be gpl too > include the own library (.h file(s)) in the not gpl program > but because the own library is gpl and you include it again, you program > still has to be gpl, right? > the only difference is that you haven't to link against -lbluetooth. but > the header files are gpl too. you go through a self defined Unix Socket API or D-Bus API. Then you only have to make the shim layer (the daemon) available under GPL. Regards Marcel ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Yahoo. Introducing Yahoo! Search Developer Network - Create apps using Yahoo! Search APIs Find out how you can build Yahoo! directly into your own Applications - visit http://developer.yahoo.net/?fr=offad-ysdn-ostg-q22005 _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users