From: Bruce Korb <bkorb@pacbell.net>
Cc: Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>,
guile-devel@gnu.org, guile-user@gnu.org,
Greg Troxel <gdt@ir.bbn.com>
Subject: Re: The Guile license and the use of LGPL libs (like GMP).
Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 11:54:44 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3CF3D274.978637CD@pacbell.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 877klouny2.fsf@zagadka.ping.de
Marius Vollmer wrote:
> > 2) Use GMP, but have a configure switch...
>
> I think this is acceptable. A not-GMP-using libguile would be
> technically inferior to the default libguile, but that can only be
> expected. If you want the good stuff, agree to our terms.
Then you cannot complain if a proprietary product uses a GMP-using
libguile. The problem is that the person installing libguile is
not necessarily the installer of the proprietary produce. e.g.,
SuSE distributes Linux with a pre-packaged libguile. The proprietary
product installation should do what? Check for GMP-enablement in
libguile and choke, or just install?
> If it is not too much hassle,
Methinks it is. I also doubt any of my "clients" use big nums,
but I put no constraints on their Scheme code, either.
> What I'm trying to say is that we should not make
> ourselves a lot of work to keep the fall back be efficient.
Fallback isn't the issue. You're talking about a new
library with new usage restrictions. Think: new name, too.
> > 3) Ask the relevant parties whether or not they might be willing to
> > extend the guile exception to GMP, i.e. add a special Guile
> > clause to the GMP license.
>
> That would be a solution,
It would preclude needing to rename.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-05-28 18:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-05-09 20:17 Project: a good floating point printer/reader Marius Vollmer
2002-05-13 21:01 ` Rob Browning
2002-05-15 18:30 ` Marius Vollmer
2002-05-16 15:35 ` The Guile license and the use of LGPL libs (like GMP) Rob Browning
2002-05-16 16:44 ` Greg Troxel
2002-05-16 17:01 ` Bruce Korb
2002-05-16 17:12 ` Rob Browning
2002-05-21 19:55 ` Carl R. Witty
2002-05-21 23:44 ` Rob Browning
2002-05-16 17:21 ` Jeff Read
2002-05-16 17:22 ` Rob Browning
2002-05-16 20:40 ` Jeff Read
2002-05-16 23:17 ` Rob Browning
2002-05-16 23:35 ` Jeff Read
2002-05-17 0:02 ` Rob Browning
2002-05-28 18:56 ` Marius Vollmer
2002-05-28 18:28 ` Marius Vollmer
2002-05-28 18:54 ` Bruce Korb [this message]
2002-05-28 19:23 ` Marius Vollmer
2002-05-28 19:39 ` Bruce Korb
2002-05-28 19:54 ` Marius Vollmer
2002-05-28 20:16 ` Bruce Korb
2002-06-01 16:01 ` Marius Vollmer
2002-05-28 19:02 ` Rob Browning
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