Re: no need to keep non-copylefted files that way in a copylefted project. (was Re: FRR package in Debian violates the GPL licence)
Paul Jakma <paul@jakma.org> writes:
> On Wed, 20 Mar 2019, Ole Streicher wrote:
>
>> A downstream could remove the GPL dependencies (for example by
>> replacing it with a [dummy] re-implementation, or by removing any
>> references) and legally redistribute the result under a non-GPL
>> license.
>
> I advised the people, who are now FRR, that this would be one way
> forward, *many years* ago - before this mess was in full bloom. It
> would have taken time, but it would have been possible (I'd not have
> spent my time doing this for free or on a low-wage though).
>
> They rejected taking this approach.
They don't need to do that themself, but they may want to keep that path
open for downstream. And so their license allows that.
Best
Ole
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