On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 8:06 PM, Bruce Perens <br...@perens.com> wrote: > On 03/01/2012 08:02 PM, Chris Travers wrote: > >> How do I know if this license applies? > > > Just assume it does, because you don't really have to decide this question > to be safe.
I am not at all sure that line works once you get into trying to bridge GPL'd and proprietary apps, which is an important thing to the adoption of free/open source software generally, particularly for larger business systems. For example, support I have a customer that needs to move data back and forth between LedgerSMB and, say, Quickbooks or Sage 500. Does it matter how I do this? Is it possible to accidently create a derivative work in the process? What do I have to avoid on a technical level (because I am thinking technically when programming, not legally) to be sure I am safe? If I assume the license always applies, and I interpret it as expansively as possible, such connectors become problematic. Best Wishes, Chris Travers _______________________________________________ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@opensource.org http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss