Re: Licensing, was elvis package

[<aqy6633@acf5.nyu.edu>(Alex Yukhimets)]

> Alex Yukhimets <aqy6633@acf5.nyu.edu> wrote:
> > > If you think the GPL is wierd, you should take a look at the Motif
> > > license for Linux.
> > 
> > Looking...
> > And so???
> > 
> > Way less restrictive as far as linking with the library is concerned.
> 
> You're talking about dynamic linking or static linking?  Debian can
> ship emacs if it's statically linked against Motif, but by our own
> policies it would have to go in non-free.
> 
> If anyone could be licensed to use an emacs which is dynamically linked
> against Motif, then Debian could also ship this flavor of emacs.

Stop.
I am totally confused at this point. Are you sure in what you just said?

First of all, there is no distinction between static and dynamic linkage
from either Motif license or GPL point of view.
(Well, actually Motif has one restriction on distribution of statically linked 
_shared_libraries_, for quite obvious reason - to prevent the distribution of
simple wrappers).

Second, GPL prohibits distribution of emacs Linux binaries linked with Motif 
either way. (And if it allowed, emacs-?motif would go to contrib, not non-free).

Thanks.

Alex Y.
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