COPYRIGHT restrictions The source code shipped with this library is subject to the GNU LIBRARY GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, please look at the file COPYING.LIB that comes with this distribution. If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. NOTE: There are lots of files subject to other Copyrights, especially those Copyright by the Regents of the University of California. In those cases, the specified Copyright restriction applies TO EACH SUCH SINGLE FILE, but not the arrangement of putting it in this library. This restriction should enforce the consistency of this library. After reading the COPYING.LIB file, you'll notice, that a program that just uses the library by using OpenLibrary(), and calling functions in it, is to be considered as a `work that uses the Library', and 5. of COPYING.LIB says for this case: " Such a work, in isolation, is not a derivative work of the Library, and therefore falls outside the scope of this License." Since the glue functions created by compiling and running gen_glue.c (in glue) are declared to be in the Public Domain (thus not to be covered by any license), your compiled and linked executable will NOT become a derivative of the library, and will thus not be subject to this license. Thus, you may use the compiled version of the glue files and the other standard library functions, libc.a and crt0.o in a commercial product without making it a derivative of the library and thus make it subject to the library license. However, you must tell your customers that ixemul.library and ixnet.library are free software according to this license, and where they can get a copy of its source code. The easiest way to ensure that you remain in compliance with all licenses is to ship a copy of the ixemul source code with each copy of the binary ixemul.library and ixnet.library files.