On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:00:10 -0400 Paul R. Tagliamonte wrote: > On Aug 27, 2013 8:15 AM, "Thorsten Glaser" <tg@debian.org> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > there were several threads around AGPL recently, mostly re-stirred due > > to Horracle using AGPLv3 for Berkeley DB. > > [...] In the recent discussions, the main concerns were about the switch of a library from a permissive non-copyleft license to a highly restrictive one (such as the GNU AfferoGPL v3) and about license compatibility issues between the library and other works linking with it. [...] > > > > So, is AGPLv3 still acceptable for main? > > Yes. The FTP Masters' decision about works licensed under the terms of the GNU AfferoGPL v3 is to accept them into Debian main: http://bugs.debian.org/495721#17 For the record, I personally disagree with their conclusion: http://bugs.debian.org/495721#28 Other people have expressed disagreement and/or concerns. I hope this clarifies a bit. Bye. -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/frx-gpg-key-transition-2010.txt New GnuPG key, see the transition document! ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == CA01 1147 9CD2 EFDF FB82 3925 3E1C 27E1 1F69 BFFE
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