You either decide not to use it, using another component with a different license or writing it yourself, or you release you code under the GPL. That's not so

You either decide not to use it, using another component with a different license or writing it yourself, or you release you code under the GPL. That's not so hard, is it? It's just like the question you get when using proprietary software. If you don't want to pay the license fee or abide by its terms and conditions, you find an alternative or write an alternative yourself. The obligation to release your code is just the license fee for the GPL. If that's too steep for you, look somewhere else.