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section called "I'd like to incorporate GPL-covered software in my
proprietary system. Can I do this?"

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If the two programs remain well separated, like the compiler and the
kernel, or like an editor and a shell, then you can treat them as two
separate programs=97but you have to do it properly. The issue is simply
one of form: how you describe what you are doing. Why do we care about
this? Because we want to make sure the users clearly understand the
free status of the GPL-covered software in the collection.

If people were to distribute GPL-covered software calling it "part of"
a system that users know is partly proprietary, users might be
uncertain of their rights regarding the GPL-covered software. But if
they know that what they have received is a free program plus another
program, side by side, their rights will be clear.

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Best regards
Christian Jonassen