On Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:58:07 +1100 Ramana Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 5:36 AM, Felipe Almeida Lessa < > [email protected]> wrote: > > A GPLed containers forces the library user to somehow get a way of > > complying to the license. > The language here needs some clarification: the GPL (or other free copyleft > license) only "forces" someone to do something under very particular > circumstances, which could be characterised as: > 1. They are planning on distributing non-free software, and,
Or using a free license that isn't compatible with the GPL, or incorporating software that is covered by such a license. You can find a list of these licenses at: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#GPLIncompatibleLicenses and following, which lists licenses used for open source but aren't considered free licenses by the GNU folks. <mike -- Mike Meyer <[email protected]> http://www.mired.org/ Independent Software developer/SCM consultant, email for more information. O< ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list [email protected] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
