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johny rico
06-06-2008, 06:41 PM
I created a RSS reader/parser using python which can be found here http://code.google.com/p/rssglut/
i heard from a group that only C/C++ programs come under GPL:confused:
i also want to contribute to open source community but i don't know how to start/how to join an existing group?.
HELP!!!:)
QwertyManiac
06-06-2008, 06:46 PM
You heard wrong, any work can fall under the GPL as long as you adhere to it. Do read the GPL for more information, its as general as any other license and is also named so.

Python or even a work of literature, they both can fall under the GPL. :)

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html

And as for contributing, join the mailing list of the project you are interested in and post your interest there and they will be glad in guiding you from there. :)
sourav123
06-06-2008, 07:25 PM
I created a RSS reader/parser using python which can be found here http://code.google.com/p/rssglut/
i heard from a group that only C/C++ programs come under GPL:confused:
i also want to contribute to open source community but i don't know how to start/how to join an existing group?.
HELP!!!:)

GPL is universal. Anything and everything can be put under GPL and you are highly encouraged to do that. :)
mehulved
06-06-2008, 08:18 PM
If you are reusing someone else's code, which is not compatible with GPL v3 then you cannot license your code under GPL v3, else you will have to remove that code or distribute it separately depending on how it is used in your project.

GPL is universal. Anything and everything can be put under GPL and you are highly encouraged to do that. :)
wrong.
johny rico
07-06-2008, 08:01 PM
thanks..
nitish_mythology
08-06-2008, 11:10 AM
If you are reusing someone else's code, which is not compatible with GPL v3 then you cannot license your code under GPL v3, else you will have to remove that code or distribute it separately depending on how it is used in your project.


wrong.


May we have the correct version pls.. mehulved can you pls explain?
QwertyManiac
08-06-2008, 12:29 PM
Offtopic:
Your name's based on Starship Troopers?
mehulved
08-06-2008, 06:29 PM
May we have the correct version pls.. mehulved can you pls explain?
In short you can only distribute anything under GPL v3 if all the parts can be distributed under a compatible license.
nitish_mythology
09-06-2008, 07:03 AM
Thanks,I understood.
How does a GPL work of literature differ from other counterparts?