License question

[Stephen Lau]

Hi,
(I'm not subscribed to the list, so please include me on any replies if 
possible... thanks!)

I have a license question re: NPAPI plugins and distribution of them 
with Konqueror.  If Konqueror is GPL'd, how can distributors (e.g. 
Linux, BSD, OpenSolaris distributions) distribute both Konqueror and any 
NPAPI proprietary/closed plugins (e.g. Adobe/Macromedia Flash)?

 From my understanding of NPAPI and the reading of the GNU GPL FAQ here: 
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLAndPlugins
it seems like this would cause a GPL violation, since the NPAPI 
interface is certainly more than just a dumb fork/exec or a 
limited-`main` invocation.

Not trying to raise any issues, just a genuine concern from the point of 
view of anyone wanting to distribute Konqueror + Flash.  IANAL, so it's 
completely possible I'm missing something obvious, and would welcome any 
thoughts/opinions/re-education.

cheers,
steve

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