Re: softwarecombinations paper again Re: LGPL vs. GPL

[Alfred M. Szmidt]

   Tim Smith wrote:
   >  I want to release a proprietary plug-in for GIMP, I *do*
   > *not* *care* what GPL says about that, because I believe that I do not 
   > have to do anything in developing or distributing that plugin that 
   > requires permission of the GIMP copyright owners

As long as you do not use any code from the GIMP, you have every legal
right to do so.  But if you use code that is copyrighted, say by
linking or otherwise, then you do not have this right.  And this does
not just relate to the GPL.

   I agree with you.

Two fools agreeing to jump from a cliff, will not make them smarter.