This ties in nicely with something on /. today: while the GPL is good, it *is* viral in the sence that anything that uses a GPL component must be GPL itself.

Not wanting to get into a agrument over GPL vs other open source licenses, there's probably good reason to stick to handmade code over CPAN offerings if the CPAN module has a license that you cannot live with. Given that you said this particular instance was commercial, it could *possibly* be that the CPAN modules of interest were not usable without removing the commercializability of the software. (Of course, dollars to donuts that in this case, the developers didn't know about CPAN or just wanted to reinvent said wheel).

Dr. Michael K. Neylon - mneylon-pm@masemware.com || "You've left the lens cap of your mind on again, Pinky" - The Brain

In reply to Re: Of third party products, code reviews and module installation...(discussion) by Masem
in thread Of third party products, code reviews and module installation...(discussion) by tinman

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