Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] License question - Invoking TShark from commercial program

[Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

This is considered using Wireshark/Tshark 'at arms length', hence is  
allowed by a non-GPL'ed program.

Thanks,
Jaap

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On 25 apr 2010, at 13:29, "Lior Kaduri" <lior.kaduri@xxxxxxxxxxxx>  
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> This point is a little vague in the GPL license:
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> Does the Wireshark GPL license permit invoking TShark from within a  
> commercial product? For example, to read the contents of a  
> previously generated .pcap file?
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> To be specific - If my program invokes TShark (e.g. by command line)  
> and processes its output, must my program become GPL?
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> Thanks,
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