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Re: License

Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

> IANAL, but the GPL does talk about linking as separate from invoking the
> programs using fork/exec.  In particular, the following two sections from
> the GPL FAQ might be relevant:
> <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLAndPlugins> and
> <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLPluginsInNF>.

They seem pretty clear, I'd be using an "exec" to invoke those GPL tools
and not dynamically call their functions.

Thanks,
G


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