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Re: Proposed Module: canonicalize-lgpl
From: |
Charles Wilson |
Subject: |
Re: Proposed Module: canonicalize-lgpl |
Date: |
Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:20:33 -0500 |
On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 09:11:46 -0800, "Paul Eggert" <address@hidden>
said:
> Charles Wilson <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > Precedent: the fts and fts-lgpl modules each provide functionality
> > similar to the other, under different licenses -- where the module
> > under the lesser license provides lesser, but still useful,
> > functionality. That is the case here, as well: the canonicalize module
> > protects against cycles, and uses the x* memory functions; the
> > canonicalize-lgpl module does not have this protection.
>
> It's a reasonable idea, but I'd prefer something more like fts, where
> the code itself is the same in both modules; all that differs is that
> the GPL'ed version uses some other modules that are GPL'ed, wheras the
> LGPL'ed version does not. With the proposed patch for canonicalize-lgpl,
> there are two copies of the source code, even though the idea is
> essentially
> the same. Can't we slim it down to one copy?
I don't think so. From what I can tell, the version in gnulib has
deviated in significant ways from it's GNU C lib origins, and uses
GPL'ed modules all over the place:
cycle-check: GPL
filenamecat
sys_stat
xalloc
xgetcwd
xreadlink
--
Charles Wilson
cygwin at removespam cwilson dot fastmail dot fm
- Proposed Module: canonicalize-lgpl, Charles Wilson, 2006/11/02
- Re: Proposed Module: canonicalize-lgpl, Charles Wilson, 2006/11/02
- Re: Proposed Module: canonicalize-lgpl, Paul Eggert, 2006/11/03
- Re: Proposed Module: canonicalize-lgpl, Paul Eggert, 2006/11/03
- Re: Proposed Module: canonicalize-lgpl, Charles Wilson, 2006/11/03
- Re: [bug-gnulib] Proposed Module: canonicalize-lgpl, Bruno Haible, 2006/11/06
- Re: [bug-gnulib] Proposed Module: canonicalize-lgpl, Paul Eggert, 2006/11/06
- Re: Proposed Module: canonicalize-lgpl, Jim Meyering, 2006/11/07
- Re: Proposed Module: canonicalize-lgpl, Simon Josefsson, 2006/11/07
- Re: Proposed Module: canonicalize-lgpl, Ralf Wildenhues, 2006/11/07