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    <tt>Hi Binan,<br>
      <br>
      I found that page in the very beginning of my search and, indeed,
      it provides really useful information on this case.<br>
      <br>
      About the statement, I understand that "affected code" is the code
      that uses (directly or indirectly), compiles or links against the
      library - which will be the opensips module. Correct ?<br>
      <br>
      Regards,<br>
    </tt>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Bogdan-Andrei Iancu
OpenSIPS Founder and Developer
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.opensips-solutions.com">http://www.opensips-solutions.com</a></pre>
    <br>
    On 12/03/2012 08:06 PM, Binan AL Halabi wrote:
    <blockquote
      cite="mid:1354557961.25473.YahooMailNeo@web122603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com"
      type="cite">
      <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255,
        255); font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;
        font-size: 10pt;">Hi Bogdan,<br>
        So OpenSIPS module is not <span></span>derivative.<br>
        <br>
        I have found this page : <a moz-do-not-send="true"
          href="http://people.gnome.org/%7Emarkmc/openssl-and-the-gpl.html">http://people.gnome.org/~markmc/openssl-and-the-gpl.html</a><br>
        and at the end : "all the copyright holders for the
        <span style="text-decoration: underline;">affected code</span>
        agree"<br>
        and <br>
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                <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fr&aring;n:</span></b>
                Bogdan-Andrei Iancu <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bogdan@opensips.org">&lt;bogdan@opensips.org&gt;</a><br>
                <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Till:</span></b>
                Binan AL Halabi <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:binanalhalabi@yahoo.com">&lt;binanalhalabi@yahoo.com&gt;</a> <br>
                <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kopia:</span></b>
                OpenSIPS users mailling list
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:users@lists.opensips.org">&lt;users@lists.opensips.org&gt;</a> <br>
                <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Skickat:</span></b>
                m&aring;ndag, 3 december 2012 16:25<br>
                <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">&Auml;mne:</span></b> Re:
                SV: [OpenSIPS-Devel] [HELP] Advising on GPL license
                issue<br>
              </font> </div>
            <br>
            <div id="yiv1022555192">
              <div> <tt>Hi Binan,<br>
                  <br>
                  Just to clarify on the "module" thing - an OpenSIPS
                  module is a shared library that is dynamically loaded
                  by OpenSIPS core at runtime. So, there is no linking
                  between core and modules, but they share and use code.<br>
                  <br>
                  Secondly, the non-GPL lib will link only to an
                  OpenSIPS module, without being linked or used at all
                  by the core part.<br>
                  <br>
                  Maybe this will help a bit .<br>
                  <br>
                  Regards,<br>
                </tt>
                <pre class="yiv1022555192moz-signature">Bogdan-Andrei Iancu
OpenSIPS Founder and Developer
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.opensips-solutions.com">http://www.opensips-solutions.com</a></pre>
                <br>
                On 12/03/2012 05:13 PM, Binan AL Halabi wrote:
                <blockquote type="cite">
                  <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color:
                    rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: times new roman,new
                    york,times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">
                    <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:
                      13.3333px; font-family: times new roman,new
                      york,times,serif; background-color: transparent;
                      font-style: normal;"><span>Hi Bogdan,</span></div>
                    <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:
                      13.3333px; font-family: times new roman,new
                      york,times,serif; background-color: transparent;
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                      </span></div>
                    <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:
                      13.3333px; font-family: times new roman,new
                      york,times,serif; background-color: transparent;
                      font-style: normal;"><span>I think Opensips
                        modules </span><span>are considered </span>derivative

                      to the core ( OpenSIPS module needs "help" from
                      the core. It is not stand alone&nbsp; ).&nbsp;<span></span><br>
                    </div>
                    <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:
                      13.3333px; font-family: times new roman,new
                      york,times,serif; background-color: transparent;
                      font-style: normal;"><br>
                    </div>
                    <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:
                      13.3333px; font-family: times new roman,new
                      york,times,serif; background-color: transparent;
                      font-style: normal;">Special exception clauses can
                      only be applied to an original&nbsp; work and never a
                      derivative. If the core is linked to the lib then
                      all the copyright holders of the core states the
                      exception.</div>
                    <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:
                      13.3333px; font-family: times new roman,new
                      york,times,serif; background-color: transparent;
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                    <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:
                      13.3333px; font-family: times new roman,new
                      york,times,serif; background-color: transparent;
                      font-style: normal;">You can go around this by
                      considering this module as part of original work
                      not <span></span>derivative. In this case we
                      backed to above (All must state the exception).<br>
                    </div>
                    <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:
                      13.3333px; font-family: times new roman,new
                      york,times,serif; background-color: transparent;
                      font-style: normal;"><br>
                    </div>
                    <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:
                      13.3333px; font-family: times new roman,new
                      york,times,serif; background-color: transparent;
                      font-style: normal;">This must be confirmed by IP
                      lawyer.</div>
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                      13.3333px; font-family: times new roman,new
                      york,times,serif; background-color: transparent;
                      font-style: normal;"><br>
                    </div>
                    // Binan.
                    <div><span></span></div>
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                            <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:
                                bold;">Fr&aring;n:</span></b> Bogdan-Andrei
                            Iancu <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                              target="_blank"
                              href="mailto:bogdan@opensips.org">&lt;bogdan@opensips.org&gt;</a><br>
                            <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Till:</span></b>
                            Binan AL Halabi <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                              href="mailto:binanalhalabi@yahoo.com">&lt;binanalhalabi@yahoo.com&gt;</a>
                            <br>
                            <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kopia:</span></b>
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                            <br>
                            <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Skickat:</span></b>
                            m&aring;ndag, 3 december 2012 13:05<br>
                            <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">&Auml;mne:</span></b>
                            Re: [OpenSIPS-Devel] [HELP] Advising on GPL
                            license issue<br>
                          </font> </div>
                        <br>
                        <div id="yiv1022555192">
                          <div> <tt>Hi Binan,<br>
                              <br>
                              And this exception clause (btw, found
                              something similar here
                              <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2004/05/msg00595.html">http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2004/05/msg00595.html</a>),
                              needs to be stated by the copyright
                              holders of this new opensips module (that
                              will link to the lib) or by all copyright
                              holders from core + module ? This is the
                              tricky part :)<br>
                              <br>
                              Thanks and regards,<br>
                            </tt>
                            <pre class="yiv1022555192moz-signature">Bogdan-Andrei Iancu
OpenSIPS Founder and Developer
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                            <br>
                            On 12/01/2012 02:11 AM, Binan AL Halabi
                            wrote:
                            <blockquote type="cite">
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                                york,times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Hi
                                Bogdan.<br>
                                <br>
                                Yes .<br>
                                Special exception clauses allows this
                                combination (linking). This is what i
                                know.<br>
                                <br>
                                <br>
                                // Binan<br>
                                <br>
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                                            style="font-weight: bold;">Fr&aring;n:</span></b>
                                        Bogdan-Andrei Iancu <a
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                                          href="mailto:bogdan@opensips.org">&lt;bogdan@opensips.org&gt;</a><br>
                                        <b><span style="font-weight:
                                            bold;">Till:</span></b>
                                        Binan AL Halabi <a
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                                        <br>
                                        <b><span style="font-weight:
                                            bold;">Kopia:</span></b>
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                                        <br>
                                        <b><span style="font-weight:
                                            bold;">Skickat:</span></b>
                                        fredag, 30 november 2012 17:57<br>
                                        <b><span style="font-weight:
                                            bold;">&Auml;mne:</span></b> Re:
                                        [OpenSIPS-Devel] [HELP] Advising
                                        on GPL license issue<br>
                                      </font> </div>
                                    <br>
                                    <div id="yiv1022555192">
                                      <div> <tt>Hi Binan,<br>
                                          <br>
                                          Already when through that
                                          page, but not 100% clear.<br>
                                          <br>
                                          As I understand it, to make it
                                          possible you should :<br>
                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1) the copyright holders
                                          of the GPL code should agree
                                          on an exception to link
                                          against the non-GPL lib<br>
                                          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2) owner of the non-GPL
                                          lib you give you the
                                          permission to use it (if not
                                          fully public).<br>
                                          <br>
                                          ?<br>
                                          <br>
                                          Regards,<br>
                                        </tt>
                                        <pre class="yiv1022555192moz-signature">Bogdan-Andrei Iancu
OpenSIPS Founder and Developer
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                                        <br>
                                        On 11/30/2012 06:25 PM, Binan AL
                                        Halabi wrote:
                                        <blockquote type="cite">
                                          <div style="color: rgb(0, 0,
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                                            font-family: times new
                                            roman,new york,times,serif;
                                            font-size: 10pt;">Hi Bogdan,<br>
                                            See this : "GPL-incompatible
                                            libraries with GPL software"<br>
                                            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                                              href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLIncompatibleLibs"><span
class="yiv1022555192yshortcuts" id="yiv1022555192lw_1354292672_0">http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLIncompatibleLibs</span></a>
                                            <div><span><br>
                                              </span></div>
                                            // Binan
                                            <div><span></span></div>
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                                                    face="Arial"
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                                                    <hr size="1"> <b><span
                                                        style="font-weight:
                                                        bold;">Fr&aring;n:</span></b>
                                                    Bogdan-Andrei Iancu
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                                                    <b><span
                                                        style="font-weight:
                                                        bold;">Till:</span></b>
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                                                    <b><span
                                                        style="font-weight:
                                                        bold;">Skickat:</span></b>
                                                    fredag, 30 november
                                                    2012 14:39<br>
                                                    <b><span
                                                        style="font-weight:
                                                        bold;">&Auml;mne:</span></b>
                                                    [OpenSIPS-Devel]
                                                    [HELP] Advising on
                                                    GPL license issue<br>
                                                  </font> </div>
                                                <br>
                                                Hi all,<br>
                                                <br>
                                                As I'm not an expert in
                                                this, I'm looking for
                                                someone to advise on a
                                                more complex issue
                                                regarding GPLv2 license.<br>
                                                <br>
                                                Shortly - developing an
                                                opensips module that
                                                needs to link to a
                                                non-GPL (and not
                                                compatible) library
                                                (available for public in
                                                binary format, with
                                                proprietary license).<br>
                                                <br>
                                                For details or whatever
                                                feel free to contact me
                                                offline, not a problem.<br>
                                                <br>
                                                Help will be highly
                                                appreciate not only be
                                                me, but by the project
                                                and community (as a
                                                really nice feature
                                                depends on finding a
                                                solution here).<br>
                                                <br>
                                                Regards,<br>
                                                <br>
                                                -- Bogdan-Andrei Iancu<br>
                                                OpenSIPS Founder and
                                                Developer<br>
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