On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 7:19 AM, David Kirkby <[email protected]> wrote:
> > So it seems to me we need to "upgrade" to GPL 3, but then that would > stop us using some code which is GPL 2 only. It seems a catch 22. > Which standard packages are GPL2 only? I didn't know there were any. > This is a huge can of worms. > > Also, the Cygwin port needs OpenSSL installed, despite the fact the > FSF consider that against the GPL. > > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#GPLIncompatibleLicenses > > "The license of OpenSSL is a conjunction of two licenses, one of them > being the license of SSLeay. You must follow both. The combination > results in a copyleft free software license that is incompatible with > the GNU GPL. It also has an advertising clause like the original BSD > license and the Apache license." > > > Dave > > -- > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel > URL: http://www.sagemath.org > -- To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
