Re: [Swftools-common] question about the license for swf2jpeg

[Chris Pugh]

On 19 February 2010 15:23, Gnomad <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 6:51 AM, Chris Pugh <address@hidden> 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.