Re: Releasing an Oracle PL/SQL Web Toolkit application under the GPL
From: Austin Ziegler <aziegler_at_the-wire.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 15:57:26 -0400
Message-ID: <Pine.GSU.4.05.10109031554050.17339-100000_at_psyche.the-wire.com>
> Is Microsoft Interix GPLed? No. Is Microsoft violating the GPL? No.
>
> Mere aggregation is of course acceptable.
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 15:57:26 -0400
Message-ID: <Pine.GSU.4.05.10109031554050.17339-100000_at_psyche.the-wire.com>
[Quoted] 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.
-f
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