perl-JSON 4.10
Copyright 2005-2013 by Makamaka Hannyaharamitu
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unless you explicitly put said script under the terms of the GPL yourself. Furthermore, any object code linked with perl does not automatically fall under the
terms of the GPL, provided such object code only adds definitions of subroutines and
variables, and does not otherwise impair the resulting interpreter from executing any standard
Perl script. I consider linking in C subroutines in this manner to be the moral equivalent of
defining subroutines in the Perl language itself. You may sell such an object file as
proprietary provided that you provide or offer to provide the Perl source, as specified by the
GNU General Public License. (This is merely an alternate way of specifying input to the
program.) You may also sell a binary produced by the dumping of a running Perl script that
belongs to you, provided that you provide or offer to provide the Perl source as specified by
the GPL. (The fact that a Perl interpreter and your code are in the same binary file is, in
this case, a form of mere aggregation.) This is my interpretation of the GPL. If you still have concerns or difficulties
understanding my intent, feel free to contact me. Of course, the Artistic License spells all
this out for your protection, so you may prefer to use that. -- Larry Wall