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[Savannah-hackers] Re: License compatibility
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Mathieu Roy |
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[Savannah-hackers] Re: License compatibility |
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Thu, 20 Nov 2003 17:26:01 +0100 |
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Vincent Caron <address@hidden> a tapoté :
> Mathieu Roy wrote:
>> For that project
>> - his license is indeed GPL-compatible, it is GPL
>> - it depends on free software (dependancies does not have to be
>> GPL-compatible but only free software).
>> So it can be hosted here.
>> But this project has never been accepted as "CPLed" if I'm not
>> dreaming. A project can depends on a non-GPL-compatible license and
>> still be
>> GPL. For instance, you can make GPL software dependent on apache,
>> there is no problem, can't you?
>
> We can host his project, but it appears that it is an illegal assembly
> (his GPL code linked with a CPL library). The moderator was right as
> far as Savannah policy is concerned, but should maybe have noticed the
> legal trouble for the user.
Sure, you're right on that.
>
> I'm thinking about putting up a quick 'licence and dependence
>compatibility lookup' as a CGI, maybe something that could be
>integrated in the admin interface. When I stop being overloaded here
>at work ... :)
Can be interesting, indeed.
--
Mathieu Roy
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