GPL linking exception
LICENSE EXCEPTION OF GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Classpath license; Classpath exception; GPL runtime exception; GPL linking exeption; Classpath Exception; Classpath linking exception
A GPL linking exception modifies the GNU General Public License (GPL) in a way that enables software projects which provide library code to be "linked to" the programs that use them, without applying the full terms of the GPL to the using program. Linking is the technical process of connecting code in a library to the using code, to produce a single executable file.