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Re: test modules and license
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Karl Berry |
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Re: test modules and license |
Date: |
Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:55:12 -0600 |
Why not? If we ensure that every user of the gnulib CVS understands it,
If someone comes across a file for whatever reason (eg, casually
browsing savannah cvs), and they see a license statement in that file,
it is obvious that they will assume that that is the license of the
file. When a license is not stated, then there can be reasons/cases to
look elsewhere, but when a license is stated, then it would be
unprecedented to think "that is not really the license".
I doubt there is any legal justification for it either, as it seems to
go against the whole principle of copyright. I can make any statement I
wish, eg, "You have to pay me $1000000 to download GNU Emacs", or, as in
this case, "File xxx is under the LGPL", but that doesn't make it
legally meaningful.
I can give you a 1-dollar bill
A different scenario. Gnulib is open to the public under copyright. It
is not a contractual agreement between two parties.
But I agree that it can be confusing.
I'm glad.
the --symlink option, in the coreutils situation,
will copy more files and symlink less files.
Is there a problem with having the LGPL'd files in coreutils? Does it
make any practical difference?
karl
- Re: test modules and license, (continued)
- Re: test modules and license, Ben Pfaff, 2007/01/15
- Re: test modules and license, Karl Berry, 2007/01/15
- Re: test modules and license, Karl Berry, 2007/01/15
- Re: test modules and license, Bruno Haible, 2007/01/15
- Re: test modules and license, Karl Berry, 2007/01/16
- Re: test modules and license, Karl Berry, 2007/01/15
- Re: test modules and license, Bruno Haible, 2007/01/15
- Re: test modules and license, Paul Eggert, 2007/01/16
- Re: test modules and license, Bruno Haible, 2007/01/18
- Re: test modules and license, Paul Eggert, 2007/01/20
- Re: test modules and license,
Karl Berry <=
- Re: test modules and license, Simon Josefsson, 2007/01/17
- Re: test modules and license, Paul Eggert, 2007/01/17
- Re: test modules and license, Simon Josefsson, 2007/01/16
- Re: test modules and license, Bruno Haible, 2007/01/17