Re: [Mingw-users] Including GDI+ in MinGW
Quoting Dave Korn <dave.korn@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> Keith Marshall wrote on 15 May 2008 21:36:
>
>> On Thursday 15 May 2008 18:42, Doug Schaefer wrote:
>>>> Which then prevents you from distributing a GPL licensed source as
>>>> the two can't be used together. You can privately use such a
>>>> combination all you want but you cannot distribute a GPL source
>>>> that has used a MS EULA library.
>>>
>>> Is that a restriction in the MS EULA? I don't see the GPL restricting
>>> that? But then IANAL.
>>
>> The GPL requires you to distribute full source, to allow an end user to
>> rebuild your application from scratch. If part of that source resides
>> in headers which you do not have the right to redistribute, how can you
>> possibly comply with the GPL, without infringing the EULA of those
>> headers?
>
> Ship pre-processed .i files? ;-)
>
I'm glad you put the smiley on. You about had me going.
Earnie
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