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Re: [FAQ Alert, ping JDF!] RE: How to make DLLs in cygwin for MSVC and BCB
Patrick Rotsaert wrote:
> No problem that my dll will fall under the GPL.
> Just out of curiosity, does this also apply for applications that use my
> DLL?
As far as I understand it, "linking" as defined by the GPL is when you
incorporate code into the running process space. If you keep them
seperated into different processes (e.g. one program spawns/execs
another) that is not considered linking. So dynamic linking = yes,
spawning a seperate process and communicating via IPC = no. But then
again <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#YANALATEYHSMBSI>.
Brian
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