A matter of opinion I suppose, but as a relative newbie to this I had
thought the engine was the core and the dissectors were optional extras
(where, of course, you need at least one for the engine to be any use).
Anyway, I understand it now. Just thought it could save some bandwidth
if this were in the FAQ.
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jaap Keuter
Sent: 18 December 2008 17:11
To: Developer support list for Wireshark
Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Wireshark licence terms and dissectors
Hi,
Yeah, well, legal speak is always difficult. And it's always a matter of
interpretation. Therefore we refer to the GPL website for the details,
since the
situations are always different.
I'm not sure about what you mean by "a dissector is not a core part of
Wireshark". What else is Wireshark than a conglomeration of dissectors
with an
engine in the middle?
Thanx,
Jaap
Rob Meades wrote:
> It's just the case of the dissector that might be worth mentioning
> explicitly. On the face of it a dissector is not a core part of
> Wireshark but from a GPL standpoint it is absolutely a part of the
> Wireshark program and must be GPLed as well.
>
> At least, that is now my default (== least risk) interpretation until
a
> lawyer joins in and tells me otherwise (probably taking some weight
off
> my wallet in the process).
>
> Rob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jaap Keuter
> Sent: 18 December 2008 16:36
> To: Developer support list for Wireshark
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Wireshark licence terms and dissectors
>
> Hi,
>
> I think http://www.wireshark.org/faq.html#q1.9 basically covers it.
> But maybe the title could be better.
>
> Thanx,
> Jaap
>
> Rob Meades wrote:
>> Hokay, so a dissector links with GPL code and must therefore be
> provided
>> as source. Might be worth adding this as a note to the FAQ, whoever
>> controls it, just to make it clear.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Rob
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Luis EG
>> Ontanon
>> Sent: 18 December 2008 15:49
>> To: Developer support list for Wireshark
>> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Wireshark licence terms and dissectors
>>
>>
>
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html#LinkingWithGPL
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Rob Meades <Rob.Meades@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>> Apologies if this is already known, but I couldn't find the answer
in
>>> the FAQ.
>>>
>>> We have created a dissector for Wireshark and would like to provide
> it
>>> to our customers. Is a dissector considered a part of Wireshark
from
>>> the point of view of the GPL license? In other words, are we
> required
>>> to give the source code for the dissector to our customers?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any pointers.
>>>
>>> Rob
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