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Re: Licensing of iso-codes



Tobias Toedter wrote:
> Would it be possible for non-free programs to use that data (XML files
> and translations) if iso-codes is licensed under GPL? Or would we need
> to use the LGPL for this?

My first thought is what do you expect the GPL to do for you
with this data set?

I don't see how the license of a data file can affect the licensing
status of a program that processes the data file.

Arnoud

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