[Fedora-legal-list] 12 dynamic GPL link problems

[Julius Davies]

Hi,

I think I might have found 12 problems with code that dynamically
links into GPL code.

These ones I'm pretty sure are a problem since AutoReqProv caused them:
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pilot-link -> readline
pilot-link-devel -> readline
device-mapper -> readline
device-mapper-event -> readline
lvm2 -> readline
kdebase-workspace -> qedje
kdebase-workspace -> qzion
kdebase3 -> libsmbclient
libtirpc -> libgssglue


These ones I'm not so sure about, since they are Maintainer specified
(not AutoReqProv):
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eclipse-callgraph -> systemtap
ghostscript -> urw-fonts


This one is AutoReqProv, but maybe gvfs's LGPL just switches into GPL,
since LGPL allows that?  (But wouldn't this cause a transitivity
problem for others that expect gvfs to be LGPL?)
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gvfs -> libgudev1



More details are here (e.g. licenses, and what AutoReqProv picked):
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http://juliusdavies.ca/uvic/csc490-2009-fall-dmg/fedora12_lic_probs.html



Two questions:

1.  Am I actually identifying some real problems?

2.  What does Fedora normally do to detect and avoid similar problems?




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Julius Davies
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