Re: [Slashcode-general] Plugin compatibility with Fry

[Markus A. <mar...@ub...>]

br...@ta... wrote:
> Micah Yoder wrote:
> > > Can we confirm that slash plugins are not treated as modifying part=
 of
> > > slashcode and as such is NOT caught by the GPL virus?
> > This is my understanding.  I *could* be mistaken but I'm fairly sure =
it's
> > accurate.
> My take is that your plugin is yours. Did you copy code out of
> another piece? If not, it is yours. It is useless without Slash
> but it is yours.

It all comes down to the question if a plugin is "linked in" or just
using some clear interface to communicate with Slash. I guess you could
argue for both sides...

> Can you sell it? Go for it.

Only if it's not "linked in" - but he doesn't have to "sell it" but
could "create it" for this specific customer which then owns the rights
on the plugin. Unless the customer distributes it (which I don't think
he'll do since he wants to run it on his own server) there's no need to
know whether the plugin falls under the GPL or not.

> > BUT it does NOT say you HAVE to distribute derivative works at all.
> > As far as plugins go, they DO use other parts of the Slash system, so=
 I
> > believe they would be "infected" (for lack of a better term), just as=
 C code
> > linked with a GPL (not LGPL) library would be infected.
> Right, but we don't link and we certainly are not doing binaries.

But plugins _do_ use Slash (the module), right? IMHO this is like using
a C library... so why don't you put Slash.pm under the LGPL?

> For instance, Plastic.com has changes in it that we have never
> seen. Big deal. Someone brings this up from time to time. I don't
> care.  If they can eek out a living on them, power to them.

They're not distributing their changes, so it's obviously pretty ok what
they're doing.

Big Q: why doesn't Slash use the Perl Artistic Licence?

Markus.

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