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Re: test modules and license


From: Simon Josefsson
Subject: Re: test modules and license
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:21:58 +0100
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address@hidden (Karl Berry) writes:

>     the --symlink option, in the coreutils situation,
>     will copy more files and symlink less files.
>
> Is there a problem with having the LGPL'd files in coreutils?  Does it
> make any practical difference?

How about adding a --gpl parameter to gnulib-tool?  It could replace
the LGPL license headers found in source codes of the LGPL modules
used with the GPL license headers.  That is permitted by the LGPL.
Then all files could exhibit the license they are actually licensed
under.

Coreutils and other GPL-only projects could then use --gpl to make
sure they don't have to discuss the LGPL in their README's etc.

Of course, all our LGPL'ed files will have to have their license
headers changed to actually say LGPL, but I think that is a good
thing.

/Simon




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