[consulting] Fwd: [development] Modules that integrate non-GPL PHP apps violate the GPL.

[Gerhard Killesreiter]

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Kevin Reynen schrieb:
> I'm going to ask one of the things Liam asked, but very specifically...
> 
> Are modules that create XML designed to be used by another piece of software
> considered a "bridge"?  Or is the XML considered the final output of the GPL
> code and the point at which the GPL's influence stops?

IMO yes, but IANAL. XML is output, not code.

> I'm thinking of Flash photo gallery, but this could be applied to an RSS
> reader as well.  It fits the definatition of "seperate pieces of software
> with a purpose to make a single unit of software out of those parts".
> 
> Is a module a bridge if it uses a standard like RSS, NewsML, or other XML
> standardized for the purpose of moving or sharing data between systems or
> applications... GPL'ed or not?

It is a bridge, but it IMO uses mechanisms that were approved by the FSF.

The module generating this output has to be GPLed, but software
importing it, hasn't.

Cheers,
	Gerhard
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