How is Laravel a MIT project if it uses a GPL libraries like lib-array2xml

[ProteanCode]

It uses a lib-array2xml library which is GPL v3

[GrahamCampbell]

Laravel itself is, but that doesn't mean all its dependencies are.

[ProteanCode]

But this does not work that way. I mean you can release the framework as a MIT, sure, but you inherit all GPL flaws when you include such dependency right?

[ProteanCode]

Laravel itself is, but that doesn't mean all its dependencies are.

Let's say that Laravel Forge includes the GPL library, how the provisioner implementation stays closed source then?

[GrahamCampbell]

GPL allows for closed source server software. Only AGPL does not.