Re: GPL License

Bruce Badger wrote:

> > [me:]
> > ... but if the only way I can distribute a /program/ made with GST is by
> > including part of GST with it, then I don't see any way that I can do
> > that except by GPLing my program.
>
> In the case you describe, you would be obliged to make the GPLed source
> code available (e.g. GNU Smalltalk itself), but would *not* have to
> include any software you wrote using the tools because as noted above, you
> do not have to GPL code developed using the tools.

The point isn't how my code was developed (I could have written it in Dolphin
and pushed it through an automatic Dolphin->GST translation tool for
instance). The point is that the program (executable or near equivalent) I
distribute would contain large chunks of GPLed code, and as such would (IMO)
come under clause 2(b):

You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in
whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any
part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third
parties under the terms of this License.


> One can only hope that this will become clearer with GPL V3. One way or
> the other.

Agreed.

-- chris


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