Le 2014-11-07 07:01, Tristan Gingold a écrit :
On 07/11/14 04:00, Andreas Bombe wrote:
At this point I wonder if it's not just simpler to just go and
implement
a free alternative implementation instead of discussing at length how
to
handle that IEEE license. I see that it would be some work, but the
payoff of not having to worry about the licenses would be worth it I
think.
Feel free to start the effort. That would be helpful.
Duplication of files and efforts creates fragmentation and management
risks,
that are not worth it, IMHO, compared to other more pressing issues.
The files work, are part of the standard and I don't see a risk of
threat from IEEE on the horizon.
Right. Also, while looking at the libraries, I found that the textio
package is licensed under the GPL like the rest of ghdl, meaning that
any compiled simulation using textio falls under the GPL. Tristan, if
that's not intentional, you should think about adding a library
exception to amend those files' license like GCC does for the parts of
it that can be compiled/linked into its output.
Humm, correct. I should add the exception clause.
Don't feel compelled, though.
YG
Tristan.
YG
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