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> "Consequently, any application using poppler must also be licensed under the GPL." This is not generally true. If your application e.g. just uses a command l
by Rochus 3y ago
> "Consequently, any application using poppler must also be licensed under the GPL."
This is not generally true. If your application e.g. just uses a command line tool like pdftotext it can well have another license than GPL, even a proprietary license.
- gumby 3y agoTo clarify: when you say "just uses a command line tool" you mean "uses a program by starting it in the normal way in anther process and communicates via its human interface". No calling into its image. I'm sure you know this, Rochus, but a naive read if your comment is not clear.
- Rochus 3y agoRight. Whether it's a human or a machine readable/operable interface is not relevant. The relevant part is "using a regular interface without linking", as you just do when you use their command line tools.