Re: The legality of cdrecord
On 07/11/2007, Joerg Schilling <Joerg.Schilling@fokus.fraunhofer.de> wrote:
> > > GPL forbids GPL code to
> > > appear inside non-GPL project, but it allows non-GPL code to appear in GPL
> > > projects.
As has been said already, the GPL does allow non-GPL code to appear in
GPL projects, but it requires that code then to be distributed under
the GPL. But to do so may infringe the licence for that non-GPL code.
To take an extreme example, including proprietary source code in
software that was then distributed under the GPL would not infringe
the GPL, but it would certainly infringe the copyright in that
proprietary code. The same principle applies with a free licence such
as the CDDL.
> my claims (being aligned with lawyer statements) are true.
I'd be interested to know which "lawyer statements" you are referring
to (genuine question - feel free to mail me the details off-list if
you've previously posted them here).
John
(TINLA)
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