Hi,
On 08-11-17 16:06, Solomon Peachy wrote:
On Wed, Nov 08, 2017 at 03:53:32PM +0100, Hans de Goede wrote:
>> I don't think static linking against libcups is common enough to be a
>> serious concern - CUPS is fairly ubiquitous and easily falls under the
>> "OS-supplied library" exception in the GPL 2. And existing
GPL-2-only
>> software that *does* statically link/copy CUPS code can continue to do
>> so with CUPS 2.2.x and earlier.
>
> Someone should reply to that that the OS exception only applies when
> distributing binaries separate from said OS, not for binaries bundled
> with the OS, which all Linux distros are (AFAIK, IANAL).
I'm willing to reply to this, but before I (or anyone else) does so, I
think it highly prudent to have fedora-legal weigh in first.
Right, good idea, as Michal Stahl pointed out:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:FAQ?rd=Licensing/FAQ#What.27s_th...
indicates that fedora-legal does consider the "OS-supplied library" exception
to apply to Fedora pkgs, so it seems I'm wrong here.
Regards,
Hans