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> From: Paolo Bonzini <[email protected]> > Date: October 12, 2010 10:43:25 AM GMT+02:00 > To: "Fitzell, Julian" <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Pharo-project] License question > > On 10/12/2010 10:37 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote: >> >> It's tricky terrain, but the FSF itself did it multiple times with its >> "provide a free replacement for a non-free package" policy. It's one of >> the few areas in which you'll hear me saying their evaluation criteria >> is biased ("if you use this to make a free derivative it's fine, if you >> use this to make a non-copyleft derivative it's not"). >> >> However, in this case it doesn't apply. What I suggested is to copy the >> API of an existing non-copyleft package (Didier Besset's numerical >> methods) and use it in the GPL'd bindings that BSchwab (I think) wrote >> for GSL. > > Hmm, an old post suggests that the code from numerical methods is under the > LGPL. So, this is not a feasible way to get it under MIT. > > Paolo _______________________________________________ Pharo-project mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project
