Ian Fellows wrote: >> Still, if they have code that is compiled and linked to R at running >> time, then that code must be under the GPL. Again, this is the FSF >> ?interpretation and certainly not R-core's, not even mine. >> [...] > > Well, not quite. R.h RDefines.h and RInternals.h are LGPL, so as long as the > hooks go through these headers, then all is kosher is it not? Otherwise, > what is the point of having them be LGPL?
Making sure that packages are not GPL just because they include those header files. The problem is that it is not clear that it suffices in all cases. It is a legal grey zone, see the "plugin" sections in the GPL FAQ, for instance. -- O__ ---- Peter Dalgaard Øster Farimagsgade 5, Entr.B c/ /'_ --- Dept. of Biostatistics PO Box 2099, 1014 Cph. K (*) \(*) -- University of Copenhagen Denmark Ph: (+45) 35327918 ~~~~~~~~~~ - (p.dalga...@biostat.ku.dk) FAX: (+45) 35327907 ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
