http://www.softblog.com/2008-09/intergating-gpl-and-proprietary-software/ About software, etc. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:30:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.softblog.com/2008-09/intergating-gpl-and-proprietary-software/comment-page-1/#comment-61 AB Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:45:07 +0000 http://www.softblog.com/?p=36#comment-61 Zac: thank you for your comment. I wrote all I have to say about it in the post itself, I don't want to sound like a broken record by repeating it here :-) Zac: thank you for your comment. I wrote all I have to say about it in the post itself, I don’t want to sound like a broken record by repeating it here :-)

]]> http://www.softblog.com/2008-09/intergating-gpl-and-proprietary-software/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Zac Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:40:42 +0000 http://www.softblog.com/?p=36#comment-60 You can still use 7zip by making exec calls to 7zip executables. But as to linked libraries: your proprietary software inhibits freedom, so it's incompatible with both the philosophy and legality of the GPL. I hate when people complain that the GPL is restrictive. 7zip is a copyrighted program, and its authors have the right to release it under whatever terms they want - and they evidently *don't* want you profiting from their work without (a) attributing their work and (b) contributing something back to the community. What's wrong with that? You maintain the right to control the terms under which your proprietary software can be used, why shouldn't the authors of GPL software? You can still use 7zip by making exec calls to 7zip executables. But as to linked libraries: your proprietary software inhibits freedom, so it’s incompatible with both the philosophy and legality of the GPL. I hate when people complain that the GPL is restrictive. 7zip is a copyrighted program, and its authors have the right to release it under whatever terms they want – and they evidently *don’t* want you profiting from their work without (a) attributing their work and (b) contributing something back to the community. What’s wrong with that? You maintain the right to control the terms under which your proprietary software can be used, why shouldn’t the authors of GPL software?

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