Re: [clamav-win32] Question regarding using libclamav

Pandu Poluan wrote:
| Dear All,
|
| First of all, please forgive me if I am not posting this in the right list;
| based on the descriptions on http://www.clamav.org/support/ml , I think this
| is the most suitable list.
|
| My question is: If I create a program that can *optionally* use libclamav,
| must that program be GPL-licensed as well?
|
| For instance, let's assume my program is called "foo", which *optionally*
| uses the "libclamav" library.
|
| libclamav uses the GPLv2 license.
|
| If libclamav does not exist in the same directory of "foo", then "foo" runs
| using its internal mechanism.
|
| But if libclamav does exist in the same directory as "foo", "foo" will use
| libclamav to enhance its internal mechanism. This usage of libclamav,
| however is optional; the user must explicitly enable it through "foo" 's
| options dialog box.
|
| So, to reiterate my question: Must "foo" be GPL-licensed as well?

it must be gpl-compatible, you could make this kind of use with a non gpl compatible license
if libclamav was lgpl

(my opinion)

Regards

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Gianluigi Tiesi <sherpya@netfarm.it>
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