Point by point
Point by point
Posted May 21, 2005 23:36 UTC (Sat) by dvdeug (guest, #10998)In reply to: Point by point by bluefoxicy
Parent article: Open Source: Paper Tiger, Hidden Problems? (TechNewsWorld)
Moving the GPLed code to a library and linking it dynamically isn't going to solve your problems. The FSF argues that the GPL forbids linking non-GPL code to a GPL library. Those who disagree usually argue that the court isn't going to care about the technical issues, but is going to look at how tightly bound the code is, and making it into a dynamic library isn't going to magically change that.
Trying to solve it by moving it to a dynamic library will not solve the problem in the eyes of the FSF, who may be the copyright holder or advising the copyright holder. And it may not solve it in the eyes of the court, if you do choose to fight it out.