Re: The legality of cdrecord
"John Halton" <johnhalton@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
This is a false claim! The GPL does not require to change the license of such
other code and any lawyer would laugh on you as this would be illegal.
If you still belive it, give a proof by sending an apropeiate quote from the
original GPL text.
Jörg
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