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- Subject: Re: Sorry to ask this, license question
- From: Sean Conner <sean@...>
- Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 16:11:03 -0500
It was thus said that the Great Marc Balmer once stated:
>
> Am 07.01.2013 um 18:17 schrieb Patrick <patrick@spellingbeewinnars.org>:
>
> > I really hate licensing discussion. Flame wars have broken out here in
> > the past. Could someone help me with this question and then can we let
> > this thread die quickly please, I don't want to start trouble....
> >
> > If I use GPL code in a C lua module and then "require" it into a lua
> > script, that lua script does not have to be GPL as well correct?
>
> Yes, it does. Because you link to it.
Unless the C code is licenced under the LGPL (the Lesser GPL), then the
rest of the program does not fall under the GPL. So read the licence
carefully to see which one it is.
-spc