Free?

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> > First, it isn't new: it's just the "GPL is viral" classic FUD,
> Not that I care about anything GPL (rejected it long ago),

Your choice.

> but how is calling GPL'd code "viral" not appropriate when just
placing uninfected code next to it, infects it?


Because *someone* joined the GPL code and the other code, so it is a
*voluntary act* whereas being infected by a biological virus is
usually something totally involuntary.
I said so already in my post you're replying..
Maybe you should read the whole post before replying.


> On another note: Isn't the goal of GPL to offer "crap code" with
the
> intent-of/attempt-at getting good
(valuable/saleable/researched/developd) code?

Your flamebait/assertions is not supported by facts: the Linux
kernel and other software are definitely not "crap code".