Hello, Is it possible (legally) to use two gnulib scripts (git-version-gen and gitlog-to-changelog) in a non-GPL project? and if so, can the project be 1) BSD/MIT, and 2) proprietary/closed-source ? The two scripts are GPLv3+, and are categorized as "GPLed build tools".
The intended usage: 1. The project will use autoconf/automake 2. The scripts will be copied into the "build-aux" directory as-is, and will be used during development, but not modified. 3. The scripts will be distributed as-is with the source code of the rest of the project. 4. The project license file will clearly mention that those files are GPLv3+, while other files in the project are in another license. To the best of my understanding, it's OK to use GPL'd tools in a non-GPL project, and this does not constitute "derivative work" - however I would appreciate an expert's advice about this. The closest discussion I could find was "gnulib's licensing" thread ( http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2011-05/msg00103.html ) but it was more about using gnulib's C code modules. Thanks, -gordon
