On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Hannu Krosing wrote:
True. The problem is that in some perverted fashion it seems to me that if I use a GPL library with something the whole thing should go GPL, i.e. my
Yes - that's why I love GPL :)
use of ZPoPyDA could make me obliged to distribute Zope under GPL, which I of course can't do and thus i start feeling scizophrenic ;)
No - just using the GPL'd adapter do not require you to distribute Zope under GPL. The adapter is just a "plugin"; there was an explanation from RMS that GPL'd plugins does not require to GPL the main program and vice versa; there probably will be newer version of GPL (don't know how soon) which will explain the plugin thingie in details. In short - only linking with GPL code "infects" your code with GPL. Oleg. (All opinions are mine and not of my employer) ---- Oleg Broytmann Foundation for Effective Policies phd@phd.russ.ru Programmers don't die, they just GOSUB without RETURN.