GPL-licensed binary plugins

[xerces8]

From: Mikhail Gusarov <dottedmag at dottedmag.net>

> "xerces8" <xerces8 at butn.net> writes:
> 
> >> Yes, plugins and main program do share space, use callbacks and call
> >> each other. So I think in this case the main program is definitely
> >> GPL-ed 
> > It is GPL _only_ if the author says so.
> 
> Well, you know what I meant - resulting binary is covered by GPL, so
> author have to release sources under GPL-compatible license.

Nope. Nothing is binary, unless the copyright holder decides so.

Regards,
David