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Hi,
I am slightly confused regarding how one can
provide GPL based software along with properietary based software both in either
a zip,rar file placed on a CD or simply placed on a CD. There are 3
ways
1) By placing the GPL software along with the
properietary software side by side on a CD and on installation of the
properietary application's setup, the GPL software installer is launched as well
which completes the installation (no linking of any sort is performed here, only
GPL application is launched using shellexecute etc. The GPL setup.exe can be
seen or launched on its own).
2) By bundling the GPL software with the
properietary application setup program (Bundling means actually making the
setup.exe of the GPL software embedded in the properietary's application setup
program. The GPL setup.exe can't be seen or launched on its own)
3) By downloading the GPL software at run time from
internet and then installing it by the properietary application setup
program by copying it on hard disk and then launching
By reading the FAQ provided at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLCommercially and
by reading the question What is the
difference between "mere aggregation" and "combining two modules into one
program"? it seems that 1 and 3 are valid means of providing GPL
software with properietary software. Am I right ?
Regards,
Wahaj
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