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From: Andrew Marinchuk on 28 May 2010 06:20 Dear Samba team, We have developed cross-platform multiprotocol intranet file searcher and it includes the module (SMB scanner for *nix) which uses libsmbclient to enumerate all files on smb shares ("uses" means including headers and linking with library). Other modules also use some external libraries, but all other libraries have LGPL license. We prefer to publish our searcher's code under BSD license, but GPL-license of libsmbclient forces us to use GPL. According to our local laws, such GPL requirements are invalid, also we don't see why client library does not use LGPL, however if libsmbclient license will never be licensed under LGPL, we will use double licensing scheme (although this is not what we want). Are there a chance that libsmbclient will be licensed under LGPL? Or could someone give use permission to link libsmbclient with BSD code? Thanks in advance! With Best Regards, Amdrew Marinchuk -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba |