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From: Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de>
Cc: guile-user@gnu.org
Subject: Re: What if Guile changed its license to be LGPL?
Date: 06 Jun 2002 01:31:47 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <874rghgv4s.fsf@zagadka.ping.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3CFE9A03.2000006@bothner.com>

Per Bothner <per@bothner.com> writes:

> > If such a library exists, we are settled and can use GMP
> > exclusively, no?  Anyone wanting to invoke the exception in
> > Guile's license can use the unrestricted substitute-GMP, right?
> 
> However, the alternative implementation is probably not something
> the FSF wants to promote or even mention.

Heh, but they would consider letting anyone use GMP indirectly without
honoring the LGPL?

> Again, I suggest you check with RMS and Torbjörn to see what their
> positions are on the issue.

Yes, will do so tomorrow.

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  reply	other threads:[~2002-06-05 23:31 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-06-04 19:36 What if Guile changed its license to be LGPL? Marius Vollmer
2002-06-04 20:11 ` Per Bothner
2002-06-04 21:28   ` Marius Vollmer
2002-06-04 21:55     ` Per Bothner
2002-06-05  7:05       ` tomas
2002-06-05 22:54       ` Marius Vollmer
2002-06-05 23:08         ` Per Bothner
2002-06-05 23:31           ` Marius Vollmer [this message]
2002-06-06 12:33         ` Panagiotis Vossos
2002-06-05 23:07       ` Marius Vollmer
2002-06-04 21:59     ` Marius Vollmer
2002-06-05 15:45 ` Neil Jerram
2002-06-05 22:45   ` Marius Vollmer
2002-06-06  2:36     ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2002-06-06  2:52   ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2002-06-05 21:57 ` Dale P. Smith

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