LGPL code using GPL code

Andrew V. Samoilov andrew at email.zp.ua
Tue Oct 19 17:49:10 UTC 2004


Hi, Leonard

> Although we haven't had an answer on Andrew Samoilov's request to
> Jindrich Novy from Red Hat for legal advise on whether LGPL code can use
> GPL functions legally I think Roland is correct in assuming this is not
> the case. Compare
> http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#IfLibraryIsGPL .
> 
> We might want to decide to change all the relevant code in vfs to GPL.
> Probably a good idea to release a tarball before the change, so people
> can easily find the last LGPL version if they want to work from that.
> This is mainly a formality.
> 
> Any thoughts on when such a transition should take place?

License may change back to GPL if all the VFS authors agree ;-(
I think it will take a long time.

-- 
Regards,
Andrew V. Samoilov.




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