Open Source and Proprietary Licensing Problems


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More licensing questions, this time from Alan James Salmoni at Advogato:

Will MS and the FSF allow me to mix GPL’d Python code with an instance of MS’s Internet Explorer? Help!!!

  • Is it “safe” for me to release the program (whether under an open source or proprietary license) to the unsuspecting public, when the program will need to embed IE into it, but doesn’t include IE at all?
  • Would the GPL allow me to embed an instance of IE within my program?

Don’t flame the messenger, and your best bet is probably to comment on the article.