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

Gerhard Killesreiter gerhard at killesreiter.de
Mon Sep 10 08:18:15 UTC 2007


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mark burdett schrieb:
> I don't know what it means if SFLC conflicts with FSF on this issue :)
>   But just wanted to point out SFLC's legal theory that the GPL
> civicrm module could call the CiviCRM API, even though the civicrm API
> files themselves are AGPL..

Yeah, I know this theory and I used to think it is correct. Based on
this theory I recommended to Donald Lobo that the civicrm module itself
be dually licensed, to which he agreed.

I am personally not too happy with the "new" situation. However, we need
to resolve it.

Cheers,
	Gerhard
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