On Sat, 21 Jun 2003, Colin Watson wrote: > On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 04:53:56PM -0600, Gary Hennigan wrote: > > Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Quoting /usr/share/doc/gnuplot/README.Debian: > > > > > > libreadline > > > ----------- > [...] > > Of course I don't fully understand all the "GPL implications". I > > believe what the Debian gnuplot maintainer means is that it's ok to > > use GNU readline library with gnuplot, gnuplot just can't be > > distributed that way and so (s)he doesn't distribute it that way with > > Debian. > > Correct. You can't take GPL code, link it against non-GPL code (more > specifically code that cannot be distributed under the terms of the GPL; > this means that BSD-minus-advertising-clause and LGPL are not a problem, > for example, but gnuplot's licence is since it imposes additional > restrictions over and above those in the GPL), and distribute the > resulting binary.
What other .debs are in the same situation and would therefore benefit from a local tweak and rebuild? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
