from the libertarian newspaper

[Bradley Hook]

Luke -Jr wrote:
> No, the GPL also requires anything linking to be GPL-compatible.

Really? Where? http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html

I only see the sequence of letters "link" once, and that is not even in 
the terms and conditions portion of the license. I've read the GPL 
multiple times, and don't recall ever seeing that specified, or even 
implied.

Let's make a new rule:
Do not say "the GPL {says|requires|states|etc.} {something}" unless you 
also cite which section number and version of the GPL you are referring to.

> Each part needs to be *linkable* independently of any non-GPL-compatible code.

Even if this were true, this is still trivial. Two pieces of program 
code can interface with each other without having linked object code. If 
you need a rather obvious example, consider any client-server based 
application. In the case of certain programs (i.e., video drivers), this 
restriction does not remove the possibility of proprietary drivers, it 
simply makes life more difficult for everyone involved with developing 
or using those drivers.

~Bradley