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

Karoly Negyesi karoly at negyesi.net
Thu Sep 6 11:04:58 UTC 2007


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Sent: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 04:01:52 -0700 (PDT)
From: Vivek Puri <crystalcube at yahoo.com>
To: development at drupal.org
Subject: Re: [development] Modules that integrate non-GPL PHP apps violate
	the GPL.

> 
> > How could be any code designed by its author to be
> > under the GPL be in violation of the GPL?
> > 
> 
> very simply by not complying to it ;)

But as GPL only covers the copy and the modification of the code ... it's my code I allow you to copy, distribute and modify under GPL... I do not get it. You are saying that calling a non-GPL code as PHP function takes away my rights to license my own code as I see fit?


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