[sldev] Fwd: [Opensim-dev] Violating the GPL by looking (Re: Voice Module)

[Callum Lerwick]

On Wed, 2008-03-19 at 16:41 +0000, Robin Cornelius wrote:
> The viewer code is GPL so yes this
> would then force the GPL on top of opensim and this would mean that
> anyone making a derived version of opensim would have to publish there
> source as per the GPL.

No, this is simply wrong. This is the "GPL is viral" argument, and it is
pure FUD.

You are in no way forced to publish the entirety of opensim under the
GPL. Worst comes to worst, you will be forced to remove the GPL licensed
code, and only the GPL licensed code, from opensim. The GPL can not
force itself on to any surrounding code. That is not how copyright law
works.
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