I think it's very clear that you cannot literally copy and paste portions of the GPL code. No one was suggesting otherwise. I wrote: > Of course, you cannot

I think it's very clear that you cannot literally copy and paste portions of the GPL code. No one was suggesting otherwise. I wrote: > Of course, you cannot directly copy GPL code and call it MIT. I also wrote: > And you arguably cannot have GPL code open in one window and write your version in a separate window. Alluding to the idea that something less literal than copying and pasting might still be too much like copying. Your comment reads like you are disagreeing with me, but I think it's mostly just not responsive to mine.