The scripts are in ruby, basically what I do is: require 'gpl_script'
GplClass.do_work Similarly in Python I would do: import gpl_script GplClass.do_work() These GPL scripts are not necessary to use the application, they just add more functionality. Thanks Barry Margolin wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Alfred M. Szmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What does it mean to "link against" a script? Linking is something > > you do with compiled programs, not scripts. > > > > You can `link' script just fine, for example, you can use the `source' > > command in bash. > > > > Anyway, it's possible that a case could be made tha his original > > plan would fall under the GPL's "mere aggregation" clause, which > > allows programs with different licenses to be distributed together > > with GPL programs. > > > > As long as the program simply does fork/exec, this is true. But the > > OP explicitly states that he is `importing' the script into the > > program. > > That's another word that isn't normally used to describe use of scripts, > so it's not clear what he meant. I assumed he meant that he's simply > invoking the script as a command. > > -- > Barry Margolin, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Arlington, MA > *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** > *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group *** _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
