Re: Another goal for slink
On Mon, 27 Jul 1998, Hamish Moffatt wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 26, 1998 at 10:56:22PM -0400, Raul Miller wrote:
> > Another goal for slink: we shouldn't accept into contrib any GPLed
> > code which is linked with code which doesn't meet GPL's criteria
> > for distribution.
> >
> > Unfortunately, everything in slink's contrib right now has this
> > problem. I think these should be moved aside into some holding
> > area until this problem can be resolved.
> >
> > I know there's some people who think I'm being silly about this.
> > But there's just too many problems, both potential and current, with
> > our past approach.
>
> OK.. I maintain www-mysql, which is GPL but links to mysql, which
> is non-free (hence www-mysql is in contrib). Can you tell me if this
> summary is correct, so that I can contact him?
>
> * The GPL says you can only link to non-GPL(*) components where those
> components are standard system software (eg Motif).
> ((*) non-GPL, or non-open source?)
>
> * MySQL is clearly not standard system software, and non-free
>
> Therefore the GPL as applied to www-mysql is invalid. To fix this,
> the upstream maintainer should say that the software is GPL,
> with the added exception that you may link to mysql.
>
> Is this correct?
I believe this to be correct, yes.
Jules
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