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5 Sep 2024 09:22:13 EDT (-0400)
  Re: A simple question of GPL  
From: Eero Ahonen
Date: 8 Aug 2009 08:40:20
Message: <4a7d7234$1@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:
> 
> However, there are other uses which are more restricted. For example, if
> you embed the *sources* of the program into your own commercial program,
> you'll have to publish your commercial program under the GPL.

It's still legal, you just need to meet the requirements ;-).

>   There are also other possible uses for which it's not completely clear to
> me what the license demands. For example, if you make your commercial program
> to call the GPL program externally, and you distribute this whole thing as one
> software package, I'm not exactly sure what the licensing limitations are in
> this case.

I'm actually not sure either how much you'll need to publish, but it's
still legal when you'll meet the requirements ;-).

-Aero


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