2012年2月25日6:10 Matt Turner <[email protected]>: > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 4:05 PM, Matthieu Herrb <[email protected]> > wrote: >> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 04:02:09PM -0500, Matt Turner wrote: >>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Matthieu Herrb <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 02:58:32AM +0200, Ran Benita wrote: >>> >> These patches break yacc and lex compatibility mainly for removing the >>> >> global state from the parser, which I think is expected given that this >>> >> is a library. >>> > >>> > nack. We don't want to have bison and flex as build dependencies on >>> > non Linux systems. >>> >>> I don't understand. Why? License? >> >> Yes. > > But the thing about GPL, v3 or otherwise, is that they cover > distribution and not use. I think I'm right when I say that you don't > agree to the GPL by using GPL-licensed software. > > So, I guess I still don't understand why it's a problem.
Some xorg contributors have expressed what are essentially irrational objections to even _using_ GPLv3 tools. The one I encountered previously was from Apple, and apparently Apple itself is pushing this crap (whether due to ignorance or simply spite, I don't know). I'm not sure why such people have been accorded veto power over what xorg itself does... -Miles -- Cat is power. Cat is peace. _______________________________________________ [email protected]: X.Org development Archives: http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel Info: http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel
