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by spookie 316 days ago
Why would it be unfeasible to just share the code parts that are GPL?
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ahartmetz 316 days ago
If you link against GPL code, your code needs to be GPL compatible. There are some IPC based workarounds, but they are too annoying and slow in most cases.
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fsflover 316 days ago
LGPL exists too.
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ahartmetz 315 days ago
Sure, but the thread was initially about GPL.
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fsflover 315 days ago
When I see expressions like "GPL > MIT" I understand them more as comparing license families, not specific licenses.
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