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

Gerhard Killesreiter gerhard at killesreiter.de
Thu Sep 6 15:10:21 UTC 2007


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Gerhard Killesreiter schrieb:
> Peter Wolanin schrieb:
>> FYi - the SMF bridge to Joomla! is no longer available because Joomla!
>> is interpreting the GPL in exactly the way Jeff communicated. I've
>> forgotten now, but this may be one reason why he went to the FSF in
>> the first place?
> 
>> http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=184558.0
> 
> The situation is slightly different. In that case the bridge module
> itself wasn't under GPL, something we always said wasn't ok.

However, the exchange the SMF guys had with the FSF is also applicable
to our situation:

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=184557

Cheers,
	Gerhard
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