[Bluez-devel] Using BlueZ

[Bluez-devel] Using BlueZ

[Brian West]

I would like to know if its possible to use the BlueZ stack with  
something that has a GPL incompatible license?  i.e. MPL?  I noticed  
that its GPL licensed which limits its usage with such projects.  Any  
alternatives?

Thanks,
Brian


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Re: [Bluez-devel] Using BlueZ

[Marcel Holtmann]

Hi Brian,

> I would like to know if its possible to use the BlueZ stack with  
> something that has a GPL incompatible license?  i.e. MPL?  I noticed  
> that its GPL licensed which limits its usage with such projects.  Any  
> alternatives?

if you have to link against the Bluetooth library, then the answer is
no. If you only use the D-Bus interface of BlueZ, then you link against
the D-Bus library and this one is LGPL, so that is no problem. However
you should always double check with "ldd" what libraries are actually
linked in or if you include header files from "bluetooth/*.h". Make sure
you don't link against the Bluetooth library and you are good.

Regards

Marcel



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Re: [Bluez-devel] Using BlueZ

[Brian West]

On Dec 10, 2006, at 6:33 AM, Marcel Holtmann wrote:

> Hi Brian,
>
>> I would like to know if its possible to use the BlueZ stack with
>> something that has a GPL incompatible license?  i.e. MPL?  I noticed
>> that its GPL licensed which limits its usage with such projects.  Any
>> alternatives?
>
> if you have to link against the Bluetooth library, then the answer is
> no. If you only use the D-Bus interface of BlueZ, then you link  
> against
> the D-Bus library and this one is LGPL, so that is no problem. However
> you should always double check with "ldd" what libraries are actually
> linked in or if you include header files from "bluetooth/*.h". Make  
> sure
> you don't link against the Bluetooth library and you are good.
>
> Regards
>
> Marcel

Do you loose any functionality vis D-Bus?

/b

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Re: [Bluez-devel] Using BlueZ

[Marcel Holtmann]

Hi Brian,

> >> I would like to know if its possible to use the BlueZ stack with
> >> something that has a GPL incompatible license?  i.e. MPL?  I noticed
> >> that its GPL licensed which limits its usage with such projects.  Any
> >> alternatives?
> >
> > if you have to link against the Bluetooth library, then the answer is
> > no. If you only use the D-Bus interface of BlueZ, then you link  
> > against
> > the D-Bus library and this one is LGPL, so that is no problem. However
> > you should always double check with "ldd" what libraries are actually
> > linked in or if you include header files from "bluetooth/*.h". Make  
> > sure
> > you don't link against the Bluetooth library and you are good.
>
> Do you loose any functionality vis D-Bus?

depends on what you need to do. Describe your use case and I might be
able to tell you.

Regards

Marcel



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Re: [Bluez-devel] Using BlueZ

[Brian West]

>
> depends on what you need to do. Describe your use case and I might be
> able to tell you.
>
> Regards
>
> Marcel
>


We want to interface a bluetooth phone into freeswitch for making and  
receving phone calls.

/b

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