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>> if you write 9,990 lines of proprietary code and include 10 lines of GPL code, the whole 10,000 becomes GPL, right? > No. The 9990 lines remain under whatev
by bscphil 7y ago
>> if you write 9,990 lines of proprietary code and include 10 lines of GPL code, the whole 10,000 becomes GPL, right?
> No. The 9990 lines remain under whatever license you desire. The 10 lines remain GPL. You can't distribute the whole work.
It would be more accurate to say that if you distribute a combined / derivative work that incorporates those 10 lines of GPL code, you have to do so under the terms of the GPL. To do otherwise is copyright infringement of the GPL code.