On May 12, 2011, at 4:03 PM, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: >>>>>> "Stéphane" == Stéphane Ducasse <[email protected]> writes: > > Stéphane> what is the position of squeak regarding the inclusion of qwak > Stéphane> code in squeak? > > GPL code is incompatible with Squeak core, because it taints the entire > distribution. > > (LGPL code *might* be permitted, but nobody has asked the question > firmly enough yet. We'll have to consult counsel at that point.) > > Since OpenQwak is GPLv2, code from that distro is not allowed. However, > some of the upstream components are released under a compatible license, > and could be included if offered.
what is an upstream component? How could openqwak can release a component not GPL if Qwak is GPL? > It would *not* be possible to take > the downstream patches from OpenQwak though, as once again, that would > taint the distro. > > -- > Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 > <[email protected]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> > Smalltalk/Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. > See http://methodsandmessages.posterous.com/ for Smalltalk discussion
