Big development in the GUI realm

[Damjan]

> However, imagine simple situation:
> 1. I write proprietary program with open plugin api. I even make the api
> itself public domain. Program works by itself, does not contain any
> GPL-ed code.
> 2. Later someone writes plugin using the api (which is public domain so
> is GPL compatible), plugin gets loaded into my software, significantly
> affecting its functionality (UI, operations, file formats, whatever).
> 3. Someone downloads the plugin and loads it into my program

I don't think it is legal to distribute the plugin in binary form. 
OTOH it should be legal to distribute it as source code.
 
> Am I bound by GPL? Certainly not, I did not sign or agree to it in way.

correct


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damjan