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GPLv2 Libraries — Is There a Point?

Posted by kdawson on from the spirit-of-the-license dept.

PiSkyHi writes "I understand that if I build an application that links with a library that is licensed under GPLv2, I must also make my application GPL2. I can see that value in this for an application. But for a library, what's to stop me separating my program into a GPLv2-compliant client app that talks to the rest of my (choose my own license) application?"

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  1. Re:GPL Fanatics by Daengbo · · Score: 1, Troll

    The question then becomes why aren't you using FreeBSD. (Hint: the answer is deeper than "It doesn't do what I want it to.)

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