[Typo3-dev] TER License Problem

Michael Scharkow mscharkow at gmx.net
Tue Apr 19 21:18:00 CEST 2005


Michael Scharkow wrote:
> Martin Kutschker wrote:
> 
>> Using an API makes a derived work. Your linking argument with the LGPL 
>> is bogus. If a library (ie an API) is GPLed, any program that uses it 
>> must be *compatible* to the GPL *)
> 
> 
> No, a program linked to a GPL lib must be GPLed, not only compatible. 
> http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html#IfLibraryIsGPL

Okay,
http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html#TOCGPLModuleLicense 
says it must be 'available' as GPL but I honestly don't understand how 
this "module" thing is defined.




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