Re: command-line calls of GPL'd executables

phil hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Alice writes a program, aprog, which she licenses under the GPL. > > Bob writes another program, which invokes the aprog executable, > using the POSIX system() call. Does Bob's program have to be > released under a GPL-compatible license? > > (Assume

RE: command-line calls of GPL'd executables

IANAL, but I've hung around here long enough to know the consensus of a lot of people. These people are mostly NAL either, but it's some idea. > -Original Message- > From: phil hunt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Consider this situation: > > Alice writes a program, aprog, which she licens

Re: command-line calls of GPL'd executables

* phil hunt ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > Consider this situation: > > Alice writes a program, aprog, which she licenses under the GPL. > First of all, don't assume my answer is correct, I've just begun to get involved in these discussions, but it's something I think is important. > Bob write

command-line calls of GPL'd executables

Consider this situation: Alice writes a program, aprog, which she licenses under the GPL. Bob writes another program, which invokes the aprog executable, using the POSIX system() call. Does Bob's program have to be released under a GPL-compatible license? (Assume for the sake of argument