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I would like to develop some commercial tool in the area of processing data extracted out of a packet sniffer. I am aware that libpcap is available for that but I am quite sure that there are many restrictions due to licensing issues.

Suppose I don't link my application directly to libpcap libraries, but instead I use the output of tcpdump forwarded to a socket or to a pipe as a feed for my tool..do you think that I will be in trouble from a legal/licensing point of view?

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Abruzzo Forte e Gentile
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    libpcap uses the BSD license, which isn't very restrictive. That said, for legal advice, talk to a lawyer. – Wyzard Nov 04 '12 at 18:45

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Your best bet is to look at the license directly, which is a 3-clause BSD license. There is no restriction on the usage in commercial applications.

Reliable legal advice is most likely available from a lawyer of your choice.

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  • HI. I would say that also a LGPL Vx looks nice. If your applications uses shared library there is no need to do anything (except to guarantee updates and include the LGPL licence ). – Abruzzo Forte e Gentile Jan 16 '13 at 11:09