On Wed, 1 Jul 2020 19:28:53 +0200 Iñaki Ucar <iucar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm no expert, but the FAQ says: > > "You have a GPLed program that I'd like to link with my code to build > a proprietary program. Does the fact that I link with your program > mean I have to GPL my program? (#LinkingWithGPL) > > Not exactly. It means you must release your program under a license > compatible with the GPL (more precisely, compatible with one or more > GPL versions accepted by all the rest of the code in the combination > that you link). The combination itself is then available under those > GPL versions." > > So my understanding is that it's ok for a program to link to FlexiBLAS > if its license is GPL-compatible, not necessarily GPL. But of course > we would need confirmation from legal. The library is GPLv3 only https://gitlab.mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de/software/flexiblas-release#license which already makes it incompatible with many GNU Licenses https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:Main#GPL_Compatibility_Matrix not to mention many other free licenses that are allowed in Fedora https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:Main?rd=Licensing#SoftwareLicenses -- Susi Lehtola Fedora Project Contributor jussilehtola@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ legal mailing list -- legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to legal-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
