Re: [ng-spice] ng-spice licensing


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From Manu Rouat <emmanuel.rouat@wanadoo.fr>
Date Wed, 04 Aug 1999 23:17:48 +0200
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Paolo Nenzi wrote:
> 
> I have read the GPL license under which GNU Readline is distributed (you
> were right Manu).
> 
> Some comment on GPL:

> GPL is not in conflict with export regulation of spice3 (if the export
> control still exists).

OK


> 
>    10. If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free
>  programs whose distribution conditions are different, write to the author
>  to ask for permission.  For software which is copyrighted by the Free
>  Software Foundation, write to the Free Software Foundation; we sometimes
>  make exceptions for this.  Our decision will be guided by the two goals
>  of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and
>  of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally.
> 
> ...and this is the clause that can save us.
> 
> What do you think Manu ?


We should write a mail to rms then! Just ask him permission to link spice
to readline . 

manu

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