[bug-gnulib] Re: lib/gai_strerror.c, lib/getaddrinfo.h license

[Simon Josefsson]

Albert Chin <address@hidden> writes:

> lib/gai_strerror.c is covered by the LGPL and lib/getaddrinfo.h is
> covered by the GPL. Is this intentional? Should lib/gai_strerror.c be
> covered by the GPL?
>
> Does the combined usage of lib/gai_strerror.c and lib/getaddrinfo.h
> result in the GPL?

The getaddrinfo module says LGPL, and that is what is intended.

The files should say GPL, though, as per earlier discussions.
gnulib-tool convert the template to LGPL when you use the --lgpl flag.
I'd feel more comfortable with the files saying LGPL and gnulib-tool
converting to GPL when appropriate, since that is what the license
permit, but it may be too early to do this now.

I have installed the patch below.

Thanks.

2005-01-26  Simon Josefsson  <address@hidden>

        * gai_strerror.c: Use GPL in header.

--- gai_strerror.c      09 Nov 2004 14:56:42 +0100      1.1
+++ gai_strerror.c      26 Jan 2005 17:42:48 +0100      
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Philip Blundell <address@hidden>, 1997.
 
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+   any later version.
 
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, write to the Free
-   Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
-   02111-1307 USA.  */
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+   Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <netdb.h>