From: "Thompson, David" <dthompson2@worcester.edu>
To: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
Cc: 67797@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#67797: non-free license listed in module/ice-9/psyntax.scm
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:01:31 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAJ=Rwfa+eTvXYzBmZ=HCWi-5KaSvEt3=DbiHi=AZfbWLU7yP8g@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <871qbrctb5.fsf@gmail.com>
Hey Maxim,
On Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 10:53 AM Maxim Cournoyer
<maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> In our syntax-case implementation, module/ice-9/psyntax.scm, the
> following license text can be found:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> ;;; Portable implementation of syntax-case
> ;;; Originally extracted from Chez Scheme Version 5.9f
> ;;; Authors: R. Kent Dybvig, Oscar Waddell, Bob Hieb, Carl Bruggeman
>
> ;;; Copyright (c) 1992-1997 Cadence Research Systems
> ;;; Permission to copy this software, in whole or in part, to use this
> ;;; software for any lawful purpose, and to redistribute this software
> ;;; is granted subject to the restriction that all copies made of this
> ;;; software must include this copyright notice in full. This software
> ;;; is provided AS IS, with NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
> ;;; INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
> ;;; OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
> ;;; AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OF ANY
> ;;; NATURE WHATSOEVER.
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> Due to restricting the use to "lawful purpose", it conflicts with the
> (L)GPL, as it places restrictions on running the program.
I don't think this is true. Surely if it was it never would have made
it into Guile, right? I mean... this is GNU we're talking about here
and psyntax has been around awhile! Having been immediately nerdsniped
by this email, I had to quickly do some research.
A 'git blame' dates the quoted license text back to 1998, commit
a63812a2fef2f81b8c4eca04c858e42b62e455f9, by Jim Blandy.
Commit message:
Talked to Stallman. Actually, the syntax-case copyright is no problem. Duh.
* Makefile.am (ice9_sources): Revert last change.
* syncase.scm, psyntax.pp, psyntax.ss: Added again.
* Makefile.in: Regeneretade.
This confirms my hunch that there is no issue with the license.
- Dave
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-12-12 16:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-12-12 15:51 bug#67797: non-free license listed in module/ice-9/psyntax.scm Maxim Cournoyer
2023-12-12 16:01 ` Thompson, David [this message]
2023-12-12 20:50 ` Maxim Cournoyer
2023-12-13 5:39 ` Mike Gran via Bug reports for GUILE, GNU's Ubiquitous Extension Language
2023-12-13 13:48 ` Maxim Cournoyer
2023-12-14 5:53 ` Mike Gran via Bug reports for GUILE, GNU's Ubiquitous Extension Language
2023-12-14 16:10 ` Maxim Cournoyer
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