On Monday, 8 February 1999 19:46, Lutz Behnke [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> > As much as the existing configuration system is a pain, please realise
> > that not everyone uses Unix and Perl, and that not everyone likes the
> > restrictions of the GPL.
>
> (sorry to hear that B-( )
> >
> > IMHO, the a large part of the success of OpenSSL lies in the fact that
> > is *can* be used in commercial products in lieu of proprietary solutions.
> >
> > Please don't compromise this.
>
> I do not see any problem with this by using the GNU tools to work this.
> GPL specificly does _not_ apply to 'documents' created with them.
> That is why you can create proprietary products using the gcc.
In a general sense, the GPL can apply to anything. Obviously gcc does not
automatically apply the GPL to code that is compiled using itself.
But there is no reason why it couldn't - in fact it has always suprised my that
Stallman didn't apply that restriction to gcc.
In any case, if all of the files produced by autoconf are GPL-free then there isn't a
problem as far as the license is concerned.
> Due to the underlying license from Eric and Tim we cannot change the
> license. But we can use Autoconf and Libtool all we want without
> restricting the license of the library. It those tools that you cannot
> include in your proprietary software. That is why the distribution
> needs to include the 'configure' and not just configure.in and autoconf.
>
> But all you have to do is install the needed tools, that in no shape
> or form limit you use with proprietary software, with one small
> exception:
> you cannot link or otherwise _include_ GPLed stuff in you program.
Note that the GPL can just as easily apply to perl scripts or shell scripts as well as
C code.
And does autoconf run under Windows yet? Does anybody know?
Regards,
Craig Southeren
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