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Pandu Poluan wrote: | Dear All, | | First of all, please forgive me if I am not posting this in the right list; | based on the descriptions on http://www.clamav.org/support/ml , I think this | is the most suitable list. | | My question is: If I create a program that can *optionally* use libclamav, | must that program be GPL-licensed as well? | | For instance, let's assume my program is called "foo", which *optionally* | uses the "libclamav" library. | | libclamav uses the GPLv2 license. | | If libclamav does not exist in the same directory of "foo", then "foo" runs | using its internal mechanism. | | But if libclamav does exist in the same directory as "foo", "foo" will use | libclamav to enhance its internal mechanism. This usage of libclamav, | however is optional; the user must explicitly enable it through "foo" 's | options dialog box. | | So, to reiterate my question: Must "foo" be GPL-licensed as well?

it must be gpl-compatible, you could make this kind of use with a non gpl
compatible license if libclamav was lgpl

(my opinion)

Regards

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