Re: GPL question

Uwe wrote:
Still struggling with the GPL... . Let's say I have a DLL, which is based on code that also falls under the GPL. My program may link into this DLL on demand on app start to use its functionality (pretty much like a plugin). If I provide the source code for the DLL, do I fulfill the terms of the GPL or do I have to disclose the source of my application as well?

I tend to believe that I don't have to. Just think of a Photoshop plugin that was developed under the GPL. Nobody can force Adobe to disclose its source, even if I use the plugin with this closed-source, commercial application.

Thanks for any insight
Uwe


DLLs fall under the GPL.
It's best to try and find opensource stuff with LGPL or BSD licenses which don't require you to release any source code when linking to a DLL.

Later,

Tony Caduto
AM Softwaredesign
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