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GPLv3 myth#2: You can't mix GPL software with other software

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ZDNet; By Ed Burnette 		Mail this story
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Now that the “Final Draft” of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3) is out I thought it would be a good time to take a look at some of the least well understood provisions in the license. In part 1, we explored the notion of selling GPL software. This part looks at mixing GPL (v3 and v2) software with software covered by other licenses.

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dinotrac ·
Larry Rosen on whether RMS would agree to his interpretation of using GPL'd code in certain collectives:

>He doesn’t. But he wrote GPLv3 and he must now live by the words in his license.

Yup. Even the authors are bound by what they do. Hmmm. This brings a certain Novell-Microsoft deal to mind.

Much whining from FOSS folk predicted at an as-yet-undetermined future date.

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