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Kyle Mitchell wrote: > If I build a dental records management application with a GPLv2 file format > parser, wouldn't my application be "other software"? But that can't be > right. We must be making a mistake elsewhere. John Cowan responded: > My understanding is that that is *exactly* right. Put a GPL component into > your application, you need to GPL your application or refrain from > distributing it. [<LER>] Not always, John. Add Linux or MySQL to your application with complete freedom. Someone is making a whole bunch of random exceptions for GPLv2 "copyleft" software. I prefer those exceptions to the interpretation you cited.
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