Re: Crowdfunding a small but important powerpc bugfix
On Wednesday, October 11, 2023, Stan Johnson <userm57@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Please post a link that indicates whether the GHC Haskell Compiler
> license is compatible with the GPL. I haven't been able to find anything
> online regarding compatibility. I would be interested in any license
> issues before learning more about this compiler.
>
> The license appears to allow modifications and re-distribution in binary
> form only, which seems incompatible with the GPL:
not to my eye. it looks like a standard BSD License.
it says "sure you can distribute, just don't strip the
copyright notice" which is a perfectly reasonable request.
the important things are covered: distribution, use, and
modification... as long as you do not attempt to strip out
the copyright notice, and as long as you include the license
with the distributed work.
the bit saying "All Rights Reserved" just means you are
prohibited from modifying or ignoring the *license* (and
the copyright notice).
> https://www.haskell.org/ghc/license.html
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
Neither name of the University nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
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