May I include GPL software in propietary software?
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May I include GPL software in propietary software?
I was thinking about that and I really dont know if it can be done. For example, You could develop a propietary software and use a WYSIWYG editor like xinya in it. I think (believe) you can sell your software and state that some parts of it are from *and* for public domain use. Explicitely state that those GPL codes are not your property. It's like making your propietary software "interact" with public domain software... I don't see really a problem with this, but I can't really tell. I just don't know. Any thoughts?

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GPL works cannot be used inside a proprietary system. LGPL can, but there are some requirements.
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html
http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/index_html for more information on many licenses in use for many works.
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html
http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/index_html for more information on many licenses in use for many works.