Is it just me, again?

[Dr. Hawkins]

On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Cal Horner <calhorner at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> "I can use anything that is developed in LC OSS within my commercial LC
> environment. But if there is a password protection on something I have been
> using for awhile, and wish to continue to use, that plug-in can't be used in
> a LC OSS development environment."
>
> I can't quite put my finger on it, but it seems something is askew.

Among other things,  the combined program would be a derivative work
of both the OSS work and the plug-in.

The GPL component requires that the combined work be treated, which
isn't something that can be done with the commercial part, so no
mixing.

The GPL pretty much can't be combined with anything. "GPL compatible"
means "can be re-licensed under the GPL"; this "compatibility" is a
one-way trip.

There is a lot of room in the OSS world for a license between the free
BSD/MIT type licenses, and the viral GPL; something that requires
disclosure of source code, but that allows mixed license in the
ultimate program.
-- 
Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq.
(702) 508-8462