[CentOS] GPL question
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.comWed Sep 8 21:37:14 UTC 2010
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On 9/8/2010 4:15 PM, Kevin Kempter wrote: > Hi All; > > I have a GPL question - sorry if it's way off topic. > > > We're pushing on a system that collects a variety of data points and pulls > them into a single report. One of the modules we use is a 3rd party tool that > generates an html report which equates to one of the pages on the report > that's then delivered to the customer. > > In this scenario is the code that generates all the other modules/pages of the > report subject to the GPL as well? The answer might be complicated since it depends on whether the combined parts become a derivative work under copyright law. In general, programs that run separately as independent steps an a process would not be derivatives of any other, while libraries or source combined in a single process probably are. Things with a dynamic linking modular interface are sort of a gray area, especially if the recipient is expected to obtain and add modules on their own terms as necessary. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com
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