GPL/LGPL and the Linux kernel

[Deepak Saxena]

On Jan 03 2001, at 14:33, Stephen P. Smith was caught saying:
> We were talking liscening issues here today and I was asked a question.  
> 
> If the linux kernel is under the GPL, it can be linked against glibc
> without a problem.
> 
> Now let's say that I write a non-GPL compatible program and want to run
> it on Linux.  If it links against the kernel then I am in volation of
> the GPL'ed kernel liscense - correct.  If so, how do I run my program on
> linux?

wrong

The kernel and system libraries (glibc, libm, etc) are LGPL.  You can 
dynamically link to them with a binary only application.  You cannot;
however, build a static linked version of you application and distribute
it as binary only.

~Deepak

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> sps
> 
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