Re: [ng-spice] ng-spice licensing
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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