Re: GPL and tshark

[Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter () xs4all nl>]

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 13:36, Idan Miller <idan.miller () gmail com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> We are building a commercial application and wish to use tshark from  
> it in the following way:
> - wireshark will be installed sepearately from our application
> - our application will use the command line interface to run tshark,  
> giving it a captured cap file
> - our application will parse the output and use the info from it
>
> Will that be considered as breaking up the GPL?
> As far as I understand, since executing tshark is running it "from  
> arm's length", then this should be ok, is that correct?
>
> Thanks,
> Idan Miller
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