Re: GPL for package under MIT license upstream; repack?
Greetings,
On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 10:41:07AM +0200, Gard Spreemann wrote:
Hello,
A package I maintain (src:gudhi) was mostly under GPL-3+ up to and
including the current version in the archives. Since then, upstream has
switched to an MIT license, but with the caveat that many parts of the
code has GPL dependencies and that "for practical purposes this code is
GPL-3 for the user" [1].
From the page you provide a link to, the following shows little understanding of
licensing issues:
8< ~~~~
GPLv3 is a Copyleft license that gives the user the right to use, copy and
modify the code freely for non-commercial purposes.
~~~~ >8
Maybe you would like to ensure with them that they understand what they are
doing with this mixing of modules/licenses.
Ciao,
Filippo
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