From: EPA@datcon.co.uk (Edward Avis) Subject: RE: Legal/policy question concerning GPL'd apps 17 Jun 1998 07:36:17 -0700 Message-ID: To: "'astockdale@computer.org'" , "'gnu-win32@cygnus.com'" >Does dynamically linking GPL'd applications (such as GIMP or others) >with windows dll's violate the GPL? No. The GPL has a special exception for things that are part of the OS: >However, as a special exception, the source code distributed need not >include anything that is normally distributed (in either source or >binary form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on) >of the operating system on which the executable runs, unless that >component itself accompanies the executable. -- Ed Avis - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".