[freeroleplay] Re: Licenses
- From: James Jensen <cheeb2002@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: freeroleplay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 16:37:46 -0500
Bryce Harrington wrote:
> Philosophically, incompatibility is fine. But for me it's simply the
> practical matter - if I have a book under FDL and some software under
> the GPL, I can't use parts of one in the other. If I have some images
> that I use in my GPL'd software, I can't transparently also use it in my
> FDL-covered manual.
>
Actually, you can use FDL-ed works in GPL'ed software, as long as they
are loaded into the software like fonts are, rather than incorporated as
a part of the software's source code. The reverse is not true, as you
mentioned, so I conclude that, because of this and other things, the FDL
is over-all better than the GPL for non-software works.
Of course, I'm not a laywer.
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