Return-Path: Message-ID: <429ED8DF.7040602@gmx.ch> From: Marco Trudel MIME-Version: 1.0 To: bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] Linking to BlueZ from non-GPL code References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Reply-To: bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: BlueZ users List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 12:01:03 +0200 if he doesn't answer, you might reach him over his company: maxk@qualcomm.com regards Marco Pering, Trevor wrote: > Max (do you read this list still?) -- is there any update to plans to > release the BlueZ *libraries* under LGPL? Or, is there an intended way > for non-GPL programs to interface with BlueZ? > > As for the non-GPL use of the kernel, I was referring to: (from > http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/COPYING) > > "NOTE! This copyright does *not* cover user programs that use kernel > services by normal system calls - this is merely considered normal use > of the kernel, and does *not* fall under the heading of "derived work". > Also note that the GPL below is copyrighted by the Free Software > Foundation, but the instance of code that it refers to (the linux > kernel) is copyrighted by me and others who actually wrote it." > > But I'm not sure if by "disagree" you meant disagree with the > interpretation, or the intent behind it... I have been advised by our > lawyers that this does allow simple use of *.h files to include kernel > constants and things like that -- but would not extend to user-land > libraries. > > Cheers, > Trevor > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net > [mailto:bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Marcel > Holtmann > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 2:45 PM > To: bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] Linking to BlueZ from non-GPL code > > Hi Trevor, > > >>I have a question about linking non-GPL code to BlueZ. This is >>very much along the lines of the previous conversation at >>http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.bluez.devel/2444 -- the quick >>summary of which is: >> >>Marcel: Date: 2004-06-28 14:48:48 GMT: "For the BlueZ library and the >>utilities we can talk about it. Some time ago people asked for a LGPL >>version of the library and actually I tend to agree with that. However >>this can't be decided by me alone, because part of the code is > > copyright > >>by Qualcomm and also by Maxim Krasnyansky himself. For the utilities I >>don't see any need for a different license. I believe in the GPL and >>from my view releasing the Linux Bluetooth library under LGPL is the >>only step I wanna make forward to allow closed source products based > > on > >>BlueZ." >> >>Is this still the current status of GPL/LGPL for the BlueZ libraries >>(libbluetooth.so) -- or has there been an update (I haven't found >>anything more recent on the mailing list about this). > > > nothing has changed at the moment. Ask Max for an update of changing the > BlueZ library from GPL to LGPL. > > >>What is the recommended way to write a non-GPL application on top of >>BlueZ, or is this not currently allowed...? My understanding is that > > it > >>is OK to use the linux kernel syscall interface from non-GPL code, but >>that this would not extend to libbluetooth.so... > > > Actually I disagree with the non-GPL use of the syscall interface, but I > am not lawyer. From my understanding all the bluetooth/*.h include files > are GPL and you need them for your application. You can't replace them > without ending up in derived work. > > Regards > > Marcel > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by Yahoo. > Introducing Yahoo! 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