Re: Does using automake+autoconf require my project to be GPL'ed?

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* NightStrike wrote on Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 08:37:12PM CET:
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden> wrote:
> > We are in the process of moving to GPLv3+ plus exceptions.  The
> > lawyerese process for rewriting the exception specification is not fully
> > done yet, which is why Autoconf 1.10 has been released with GPLv2+ plus
> 
> Has progress been made, or has it been stale?

There has been quite some process, but another issue has come up.  And
ATM I think the GCC exception has higher priority.  But this process
will complete in due course, I am sure.

In case of problems, we can still ask contributors to 1.11 to go back to
GPLv2+ plus exception.

Cheers,
Ralf