Can I use/include gsdll32.dll redmonnt.dll (no modificaitons) in a commercial application for my cli

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Hi - I am not a license expert, however after a lot of research, I am still struggling to answer the following questions and would like to know if my assumptions are right!

1) Is it legal to include gsdll32.dll and redmonnt.dll in a commercial product?

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2) Should I release any source code of the commercial app where I am using this library?

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3) Is there a commercial license (a small fee that my client can pay to use these libraries) to GhostScript?

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4) Whats the meaning of "although it may be distributed ("aggregated") with commercial products." in this para: http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/AFPL/8.00/New-user.htm#Commercial_use

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5) What are the alternate solutions?

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