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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 07/24/07 02:14
Anonymous wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> Toby A Inkster wrote:
>>> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>>
>>>> However, they are developing a product to interface to Joomla, and one
>>>> which uses Joomla code. The Joomla people have every right to determine
>>>> licensing rights to anyone who uses their code.
>>> I agree, but the OP stated that the plugin didn't use a single line of
>>> Joomla code, which changes things completely.
>>>
>> No, but does it require Joomla to run? Does it call their API's?
>
> Irrelevant.
>
Not at all. Joomla is quite within their rights to say if your code
interfaces to them, it must meet certain conditions - like GPL.
>> Or is it completely standalone (in which case there wouldn't be any
>> licensing issues)?
>
> As long as what Toby wrote is true (that the plugin does not use any
> Joomla code) there is no licensing issue.
>
> Try to look at it from a different angle: If you want to give a program
> you wrote the ability to shut down the computer, do you need to own the
> rights to Windows or ask Microsoft for permission to use the ExitWindows
> function?
>
> Bye!
If it interfaces to Joomla, it uses their code.
And actually, yes, you need permission to use the ExitWindows function
to call it. But read your compiler license. It specifically gives you
permission to do so.
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