Is it possible/impossible to develop proprietary software to run on linux?

[Henrik Nordstrom]

fre 2009-07-31 klockan 15:10 +1200 skrev Chris Were:

> If we develop an application which runs on linux (and must therefore
> link to some libraries for screen and keyboard, file and network IO),
> must that application the be GPLv2, and must we distribute source
> code?

You need to verify that you comply with the license of each and every
component your application depends on and make sure they are compatible
with what you are doing.

> Is it at all possible to write a proprietary application to run on linux?

Yes, if you do your homework in the licensing area.

> So does it come down to simply checking whether each library you link
> to has an exception or not?

See above. Exceptions is part of the license detailing how you may use
the works in question.

Regards
Henrik