licensing question

[Steven Van Ingelgem]

Thanks Alan for your answer. Although I'm not very happy with it ... This
means I need to put more work on the program.

> If your module calls GPL'd functions in FreeRADIUS, then it would be
> clear that it should follow the terms of the GPL.

I am calling cf_section_parse, rad_malloc, rad_log, pair_find, pair_add and
so on... So I guess I am subject to the GPL, even if 99% of the code is mine
;-).


Greetings

2008/7/11 Alan DeKok <aland at deployingradius.com>:

> Steven Van Ingelgem wrote:
> > How does the GPL apply to the freeradius plugins? I want to create a
> > freeradius plugin (completely my code), but does the GPL apply to it?
> > I ask because dynamic linking is a very gray area in the GPL field.
>
>   I don't see why.
>
> (2)
>    b) You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in
>    whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any
>    part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third
>    parties under the terms of this License.
> ...
> These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole.  If
> identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program,
> and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in
> themselves, then this License, and its terms, do not apply to those
> sections when you distribute them as separate works.
>
>
>  Is your plugin a "reasonably independent and separate work"?
>
>  The "libfreeradius-radius" library is LGPL'd.  Any program depending
> on that needs to follow that license.  FreeRADIUS (the core and modules)
> are GPL'd, though.  Any code that depends on the GPL'd portion of the
> server must follow that license.
>
>  If your module calls GPL'd functions in FreeRADIUS, then it would be
> clear that it should follow the terms of the GPL.
>
>  Alan DeKok.
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