Quoting Nicolas George (2014-11-19 13:48:14) > Le nonidi 29 brumaire, an CCXXIII, Jonas Smedegaard a écrit : >> Possibly we can simplify even further: >> >> * Have package libavcodec-extra-NN provide virtual libavcodec-extra >> (i.e. non-versioned name of itself) >> * Let GPLv2 packages conflict against libavcodec-extra (i.e. not >> replace but complement existing suggests/recommends/depends). >> >> How does that sound? > > I think this discussion has lost something from view: > > It is perfectly legal and compatible with the license to USE a GPLv2 > program with a GPLv3 shared library or the other way around. Licenses > can only control distribution, not use, and the GPL does not try to do > so. > > Therefore, I do not believe this kind of conflict is in the users' > best interest. Good point. How do you then find my above post, replacing "conflict" with "build-conflict"? - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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