Re: GPL license question

Good question Patric. I am also noticing bunch of commercial security tools
for web hosting servers, which are directly or indirectly using ClamAV
libs/binaries so far. I have been wondering same because it shouldn't be
use that  based on the docs!

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 5:04 PM, Borough Rumford <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I know clamav is released under GPL license, and third-party commercial
> app shouldn’t link libclamav.
>
> However I find there is one anti-virus app link libclamav directly and is
> published on Mac app store.
>
> This app is
> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bitmedic-antivirus-malware/
> id1001746820?mt=12
>
> Below is otool result of BitMedic binary otool -L BitMedic
> BitMedic:
>
> /System/Library/Frameworks/ServiceManagement.framework/Versions/A/ServiceManagement
> (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 559.20.9)
>
> @rpath/libclamav.6.dylib (compatibility version 8.0.0, current version
> 8.25.0)
>
> /usr/lib/libsqlite3.dylib (compatibility version 9.0.0, current version
> 168.0.0)
>
> /System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Versions/C/Foundation
> (compatibility version 300.0.0, current version 1153.20.0)
>
> /usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version
> 228.0.0)
>
> /usr/lib/libc++.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version
> 120.0.0)
>
> /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version
> 1213.0.0)
>
> /System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework/Versions/C/AppKit
> (compatibility version 45.0.0, current version 1347.57.0)
>
> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation
> (compatibility version 150.0.0, current version 1153.18.0)
>
> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/CoreGraphics
> (compatibility version 64.0.0, current version 600.0.0)
>
> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/CoreServices
> (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 62.0.0)
>
> /System/Library/Frameworks/QuartzCore.framework/Versions/A/QuartzCore
> (compatibility version 1.2.0, current version 1.10.0)
>
> /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security
> (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 57031.20.26)
>
> /System/Library/Frameworks/SystemConfiguration.framework/Versions/A/SystemConfiguration
> (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 699.1.5)
>
>
>
> I want to know if this way used by Bitmedic is legal and other developers
> can also use clamav directly in their commercial app.
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Patric
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