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

[Anders Arnholm]

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 05:12:46PM +0000, Robin Cornelius wrote:

> But if you wanted to keep the GPL code in opensim you would have to
> obey the GPL for the whole project? The only other choice is to remove
> the GPL code. The GPL is not being viral, its just saying you can't
> this code unless you obey the rules, if you don't like the rules dont
> use the code. Any other part of the code that is BSD licensed can be
> extracted from the project and done anything you please with under the
> BSD, the gpl has not infected anything. any anyone is free to remove
> the GPL code and be left with just the BSD?
> 
> Or am i still wrong here?

There is an issue, that might provide a problem all new code "might" be
called at derivate code of the GPL parts, this leading into this code
needing to be GPL:ed. This however is unclear copyriht area's and that i
know of not tested in court.

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