[Typo3-dev] TER License Problem

[JoH]

>> Now I'm curious:  what if my properitary product provides the same
>> function?
>
> Again, this is all speculation, but an interesting thread with a
> similar topic is at
>
http://groups.google.de/groups?hl=de&lr=&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:de-DE:official&threadm=1gm8e7g.5vap9s1j8w6huN%25aleaxit%40yahoo.com&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Dde%26lr%3D%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:de-DE:official%26selm%3D1gm8e7g.5vap9s1j8w6huN%2525aleaxit%2540yahoo.com
>
> Line wraps are probably screwed now ;)

Well - it's about GPL but not really similar because they are talking about
the possiblity of a commercial software including GPLed modules.
In this thread it's just vice versa:
A GPLed software (TYPO3) that could make use of commercial modules.

Another example:
There is a non GPLed software package I want to make use of while using
TYPO3, because I am too lazy to switch between different windows.
So I create a module that makes this software available for BE-Users like
i.e. phpMyAdmin.
Of course this module will be GPLed but the software itself (which is the
real extension in this case) will stay non GPLed.
Same thing if I create a non GPLed software that will extend the
functionality of TYPO3 instead of buying an existing software.

As long as a piece of software doesn't contain original TYPO3 code no one
can force me to put it under GPL even if it is used as an extension to
TYPO3.

Joey

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