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authorDaniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se>2004-09-19 22:37:26 +0000
committerDaniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se>2004-09-19 22:37:26 +0000
commit543ab6f331e9f3f93204cd8e46ccb4cc604b8912 (patch)
treef12b25c90ee79ce73d37157389fdf9d90f3a760c /docs/LICENSE-MIXING
parent2b6f7ef2a9146c1701ac140171a1b41b0fbb8b02 (diff)
added URL to the exception paragraph in the GPL FAQ
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diff --git a/docs/LICENSE-MIXING b/docs/LICENSE-MIXING
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+++ b/docs/LICENSE-MIXING
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ can lead to for end users.
I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice!
-One common dilemma is that GPL[*]-licensed code is not allowed to be linked
+One common dilemma is that GPL[1]-licensed code is not allowed to be linked
with code licensed under the Original BSD license (with the announcement
clause, unless there's a specified exception in the GPL-licensed module). You
may still build your own copies that use them all, but distributing them as
-binaries would be to violate the GPL license. This particular problem was
-addressed when the Modified BSD license was created, which does not have the
-annoncement clause that collides with GPL.
+binaries would be to violate the GPL license - unless you accompany your
+license with an exception[2]. This particular problem was addressed when the
+Modified BSD license was created, which does not have the annoncement clause
+that collides with GPL.
libcurl http://curl.haxx.se/docs/copyright.html
@@ -80,4 +81,6 @@ OpenLDAP http://www.openldap.org/software/release/license.html
linked with libcurl in an app.
-[*] = GPL - GNU General Public License: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
+[1] = GPL - GNU General Public License: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
+[2] = http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLIncompatibleLibs details on
+ how to write such an exception to the GPL