Use of GPLed Python extension modules

[Rainer Deyke]

Paul Rubin wrote:
> bokr at oz.net (Bengt Richter) writes:
>> The question ISTM is whether importing a GPL'd module is enough to
>> trigger GPL obligations on the part of the importing module.
>
> That is a correct statement of the question.  According to the FSF,
> the answer to the question is yes, that's enough to trigger the
> obligations.

Either you are misinterpreting the FSF, or the FSF is wrong.  The FSF has no
legal right to restrict the distribution of any software unless that
software contains code which is copyrighted by the FSF.  Whether the code
may be linked to GPL code at runtime or not is irrelevant.  The FSF does
have the legal right to restrict the use of its own code, but it chooses not
to exercise that right: the only restrictions in the GPL are on the
redistribution (not use) of GPL'd code.


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