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Here's the actual GNU General Public License. And this is a FAQ about the GNU GPL that answers a lot of questions.
I know the FAQ, and here's something from it:
"Combining two modules means connecting them together so that they form a single larger program. If either part is covered by the GPL, the whole combination must also be released under the GPL--if you can't, or won't, do that, you may not combine them."
This is why I'm against GPL. I can live with beeing forced to release the source code if I modify a GPL program. But I see no reason why I should GPL my entire product just because it uses a couple of functions from another GPL program.
FYI, I did a search on both documents and found no instance of "nazi" whatsoever.
I apologize for the use of that word. I meant that GPL acts like a virus: if you touch a GPL program, your product becomes GPL as well.
