You quote the wrong part of GPL FAQ is very clear.The part you quote is about If a programming language interpreter is released under the GPL, does that mean programs written to be interpreted by it must be under GPL-compatible licenses?!Hence the to the [GPL-licensed] interpreter.The relevant part is the last 2 paragraphs: []Another similar and very common case is to provide libraries with

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