[Savannah-hackers] Re: License compatibility

[Vincent Caron]

Mathieu Roy wrote:
> For that project
>     - his license is indeed GPL-compatible, it is GPL
>     - it depends on free software (dependancies does not have to be
>     GPL-compatible but only free software).
>
> So it can be hosted here.
>
> But this project has never been accepted as "CPLed" if I'm not
> dreaming. 
>
> A project can depends on a non-GPL-compatible license and still be
> GPL. For instance, you can make GPL software dependent on apache,
> there is no problem, can't you?

We can host his project, but it appears that it is an illegal assembly 
(his GPL code linked with a CPL library). The moderator was right as far 
as Savannah policy is concerned, but should maybe have noticed the legal 
trouble for the user.

I'm thinking about putting up a quick 'licence and dependence 
compatibility lookup' as a CGI, maybe something that could be integrated 
in the admin interface. When I stop being overloaded here at work ... :)