From: Dave K. <dav...@ar...> - 2008-05-15 21:13:54
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Keith Marshall wrote on 15 May 2008 21:36: > On Thursday 15 May 2008 18:42, Doug Schaefer wrote: >>> Which then prevents you from distributing a GPL licensed source as >>> the two can't be used together. You can privately use such a >>> combination all you want but you cannot distribute a GPL source >>> that has used a MS EULA library. >> >> Is that a restriction in the MS EULA? I don't see the GPL restricting >> that? But then IANAL. > > The GPL requires you to distribute full source, to allow an end user to > rebuild your application from scratch. If part of that source resides > in headers which you do not have the right to redistribute, how can you > possibly comply with the GPL, without infringing the EULA of those > headers? Ship pre-processed .i files? ;-) cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... |