[Gambas-user] How to create a plugin system for your Gambas project: a conclusion

[jose.rodriguez at cenpalab.cu]

February 19, 2021 1:10 PM, "Bruce" <adamnt42 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 20/2/21 12:30 am, Joe1962 via User wrote:
> 
>> February 18, 2021 10:21 PM, "martin cristia" <tercoide at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> -Programs made with Gb not, even if they use those components as they are "out there" in the user's
>>> HD
>> 
>> Actually, AFAIUT (as far as I understand things, lol) and IANAL, I agree that using a GPLed IDE to
>> make your programs does not automatically mean your own programs are GPL (unless, perhaps, there
>> are some special stipulations made in the IDE license). However, your own programs do depend on the
>> license of the included and runtime libraries (and probably even the gambas runtime
>> interpreter/compiler, in this case). If those were LGPL, your own programs could be closed source,
>> but if they are GPL, then your code automatically becomes GPL.
>> Just my 2 cents worth...
>> Regards,
>> Joe1962
>>> ----[ http://gambaswiki.org/wiki/doc/netiquette ]----
> 
> Think about gcc,gpp and the linux kernel. All are GPL'd. Your take would mean that any program
> runnning on a linux system could only be distributed under the GPL.
> 

But they are not part of your project. AFAIK, LGPL was created so you could make closed-source projects including/using open source libraries.

Regards,
Joe1962