Standard exceptions: Controlled interface

July 27, 2004

GPL Compliance for Software Developers

Standard exceptions: Controlled interface

Standard exceptions: Controlled interface

Designed for GPL programs which want to allow proprietary plug-ins
Allows linking via a certain interface
- Converse of the Linux kernel's EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL
Generally, interfaces are described via a header file

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