From: Michael Campbell Date: 2003-07-10T00:02:01+09:00 Subject: Re: My brief and torrid affair with Ruby. > >>>The problem with the term *virus* is that it implies malevolence. To you, maybe. > > The term 'viral' refers to the fact that if you want to use > > GPLed code, your code must become GPL. So it spreads. > > They say good news travels fast, but good news is not a virus. They also say laughter can be infectious, but laughter is not malevolent. Pithy sayings don't prove much and are hardly universal. I understood the OPs meaning when he said the GPL was viral in nature. Did some HONESTLY not, or are they picking semantic nits?