[Bug-gnulib] Re: licenses again

[Simon Josefsson]

RMS replied briefly with (I assume libgcc should be libc):

 I don't like the idea of letting the LGPL exert a domino effect.
 However, those functions that are available in libgcc are already
 LGPL-covered code.  You could get the code from there.

I understand his reasons.  So it seems I'll have to rewrite whatever
GPL code there is that I need.  Would the gnulib maintainers accept
such contributions?  I.e., replacing existing GPL functionality with a
LGPL version?  Right now, I only need minmax.h, but it seemed you
agreed to make it available under LGPL, so I don't need to rewrite it.
How about installing the patch below?

Thanks.

2004-09-24  Simon Josefsson  <address@hidden>

        * minmax.h: Relicense under LGPL.  Replace _MINMAX_H with MINMAX_H.

2004-09-24  Simon Josefsson  <address@hidden>

        * modules/minmax (License): Change from GPL to LGPL.

Index: minmax.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/gnulib/gnulib/lib/minmax.h,v
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -p -u -w -r1.3 minmax.h
--- minmax.h    27 Sep 2003 22:36:10 -0000      1.3
+++ minmax.h    24 Sep 2004 13:03:47 -0000
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
 /* MIN, MAX macros.
-   Copyright (C) 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ *
+ * This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * License along with this file; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ */
 
-   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
-   any later version.
-
-   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-   GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-   Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
-
-#ifndef _MINMAX_H
-#define _MINMAX_H
+#ifndef MINMAX_H
+#define MINMAX_H
 
 /* Note: MIN, MAX are also defined in <sys/param.h> on some systems
    (glibc, IRIX, HP-UX, OSF/1).  Therefore you might get warnings about
@@ -50,4 +52,4 @@
 # define MIN(a,b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
 #endif
 
-#endif /* _MINMAX_H */
+#endif /* MINMAX_H */
Index: minmax
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/gnulib/gnulib/modules/minmax,v
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -p -u -w -r1.2 minmax
--- minmax      22 Sep 2004 15:11:04 -0000      1.2
+++ minmax      24 Sep 2004 13:06:25 -0000
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Include:
 "minmax.h"
 
 License:
-GPL
+LGPL
 
 Maintainer:
 Bruno Haible