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See [[GPL]] and other [[free software]] [[license]]s to understand the details of what is meant by a '''viral license'''. | |||
This term is '''''not well defined'''' and should be avoided. [[Microsoft]] widely uses the term '''viral''' to portray both free software and consortia as being like [[computer virus]] creators, exploiting the confusion. | |||
The term is also sometimes used to imply [[required reintegration]], which is the controversial requirement that [[open source]] objects to in both free software and [[Consortium license]] software. When this is what is being discussed, it is far better to use this more specific term and not "'''viral'''". | |||
Some think they are two separate concerns, but they aren't: [[required reintegration]] *is* a part of making a license viral - without it, new software under new licenses can be produced, thus making the original license not apply, and thus not viral, or "as" viral, as the original. | |||