Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] GPL license question
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From: "W. Borgert" <debacle@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:31:41 +0000
On Wed, Jul 11, 2007 at 10:29:44AM -0400, Jon Andersen wrote:
> If I write a plugin for Wireshark, which compiles to a plugin DLL only, and
> then I distribute the plugin DLL, am I required by the GPL license to
> distribute the source (and for anyone I distribute it to, they can
> redistribute the source even if I don't want them to)?

Yes. (AFAIK and IANAL etc.)

> I'm wondering if I can legally distribute only the plugin DLL (and limit the
> distribution of it), and not distribute the source at all.

No. (AFAIK and IANAL etc.)