Re: [Gimp-developer] Refactoring code from GPL to LGPL

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Hi,

Dave Neary <dneary@xxxxxxx> writes:

> Following what you (Sven) said in the previous mail, it also seems
> like the libgimp parts are independent of the original code, and calls
> the original functions via a PDB proxy, so licence issues wouldn't
> come into it.

Well, there are license issues when a non-GPL application makes calls
to GPL-ed code by whatever means. This is a difficult subject and it's
hard to judge if a plug-in should be considered part of the GIMP
application (which would mean that the GPL applies) or if it's a mere
aggregation as per section 2 of the GNU General Public License. Our
position on this is outlined in the file LICENSE which is included
with the GIMP source tree.


Sven

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