> The GPL indicates that linking with libraries distributed under it results
> in an executable which is also under GPL. This means that any client
> program written as a client to the Linux XFS DMAPI library is sucked in
> under GPL, even though no GPL code was modified.
>
> Was this SGI's intent? If so, it seems to effectively destroy any chance
> of commercial software interfacing with Linux XFS, via DMAPI or any other
> supplied library.
>
> If not, is there any plan to distribute Linux XFS under the LGPL, which
> does allow non-GPL linking?
>
We will have to think about this one I guess, but how much of a cut can
SGI get from IBM if you start selling something ;-).
No seriously you have a good point.
Steve
> Thanks,
>
> -James Goodwin
> Software Engineer
> IBM Global Services - Federal
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