On 19 February 2010 15:23, Gnomad <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 6:51 AM, Chris Pugh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Maybe reading this will help clarify matters for you? >> >> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#ReleaseUnderGPLAndNF >> >> [ NB in particular, the section ' I'd like to incorporate GPL-covered >> software in my proprietary system. Can I do this?', ] > > Actually, I believe the following section provides a more direct > answer to the OP: > > --- quote --- > > Can I release a non-free program that's designed to load a GPL-covered > plug-in? > > It depends on how the program invokes its plug-ins. For instance, if > the program uses only simple fork and exec to invoke and communicate > with plug-ins, then the plug-ins are separate programs, so the license > of the plug-in makes no requirements about the main program.
IMHO, that very much depends whether or not the component is offered as a plug-in ( which maybe it easily could be ), rather than being integrated into the application itself! Regards, Chris.
