To use a DLL you would need the software to be licensed as LGPL. Since it is GPL you can not use it as a DLL without tainting your code. You can call an executable which is GPLd without issue.

It's pretty pathetic all these licenses are needed just to waive the bullshit which is copyright law. Then again, it's bullshit software can be patented and copyrighted to begin with. Want to fix the ...

Jeff Haynie reached a crossroads last summer. Haynie, CEO of Appcelerator, a firm that develops open source cross-platform application development software, made a decision filled with implications ...