I write this as a GPL advocate and a big believer in open source.
ahem whats the point of advocating something which you don't understand ?
How are we going to build an integrated world when GPL starts claiming rights to all that touch it?
That has always been the case, don't you know GPL is also called viral license for a reason ;)
So GPL apps are prohibited from touching non-GPL apps. I'll be snarky and say this is the kind of thing that happens when lawyers get involved. Time to stop developing software and start developing new licenses and lawsuits!
Unfortunately like many you misunderstood GPL to be free as in beer. This issue is not new interpretation its has always been like that. People started building bridges between GPl & proprietary licensed software without fully understanding GPL ( this is all relevant to software distributed in source form)
Laura (who's still wondering what was wrong with GPLv2)
This issue is relevant to GPLv2 we are not even discussing impact of GPLv3
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