On December 1, 2021 9:41 AM, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > To: rsbec...@nexbridge.com > Cc: bug-make@gnu.org; bo...@kolpackov.net > Subject: Re: GPL Interpretation on load [Was: [bug #61594] suggest new > $(hash ...) function] > > > From: <rsbec...@nexbridge.com> > > Cc: <tnmur...@gmail.com>, <edward.welbou...@qt.io>, <bug- > m...@gnu.org>, > > <bo...@kolpackov.net> > > Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2021 09:33:22 -0500 > > > > > The test doesn't check that the library is under GPL, it tests that > > > it's > > "GPL- > > > compatible", which means it's Free Software. GNU Make doesn't want > > > to load non-free modules. > > > > That is understood. Is this an official GNU Make policy because it is > > not specified that way in GPL. Has the GNU Make team modified their > > copy of the GPL license because it is not indicated as a modified version? > > That's the official policy of the whole GNU project. GCC does the same, as > does Emacs and others.
It might be policy, but it is not explicitly quantified in the GPLv3. I was looking for clarification. Thanks.
