Re: Releasing an Oracle PL/SQL Web Toolkit application under the GPL

From: Florian Weimer <fw_at_deneb.enyo.de>
Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2001 23:18:24 +0200
Message-ID: <87sne40y8v.fsf@deneb.enyo.de>

Austin Ziegler <aziegler_at_the-wire.com> writes:

> On Mon, 3 Sep 2001, Florian Weimer wrote:
> > Austin Ziegler <aziegler_at_the-wire.com> writes:
>>> Actually, if you include GPLed code within a commercial package, the
>>> WHOLE package must be released as GPLed.
>> Is Microsoft Interix GPLed? No. Is Microsoft violating the GPL? No.
>>
>> Mere aggregation is of course acceptable.
>
> Agreed -- but given the context (Oracle applications), it's more likely to
> not be mere aggregation.

Given the context (a web discussion board application), redistribution to end users is not likely to occur. This way, the GPL doesn't show its teeth, or is much less likely to do so. Received on Mon Sep 03 2001 - 16:18:24 CDT