From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) id LAA28905; Mon, 6 Sep 2004 11:38:22 +0200 (MET DST) X-Authentication-Warning: pauillac.inria.fr: majordomo set sender to owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr using -f Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id LAA01921 for ; Mon, 6 Sep 2004 11:38:20 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net (smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.203]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id i869cIwv027097 for ; Mon, 6 Sep 2004 11:38:19 +0200 Received: from [192.168.1.200] (ppp210-32.lns2.syd3.internode.on.net [203.122.210.32]) by smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i869cDHY092706; Mon, 6 Sep 2004 19:08:15 +0930 (CST) Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Announcing the OMake build system version 0.9.1 From: skaller Reply-To: skaller@users.sourceforge.net To: Jacques GARRIGUE Cc: jhw@wetware.com, omake@metaprl.org, caml-list In-Reply-To: <20040906.113527.125105732.garrigue@kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp> References: <90216F7A-FED9-11D8-837C-000A958FF2FE@wetware.com> <413B795A.4020305@cs.caltech.edu> <7810902A-FF99-11D8-8747-000A958FF2FE@wetware.com> <20040906.113527.125105732.garrigue@kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1094463492.3352.1061.camel@pelican.wigram> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 (1.2.2-4) Date: 06 Sep 2004 19:38:13 +1000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Miltered: at nez-perce with ID 413C300A.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Loop: caml-list@inria.fr X-Spam: no; 0.00; caml-list:01 sourceforge:01 2004:99 jacques:01 incompatible:01 gpled:01 gpl:01 distinctions:01 dlopen:01 gpl:01 statically:01 ocamlopt:01 dynlink:01 9660:01 glebe:01 Sender: owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr Precedence: bulk On Mon, 2004-09-06 at 12:35, Jacques GARRIGUE wrote: > Looks like you make the classical confusion: > 1) You have every right to use several (even incompatible) licenses in > the same distribution (ocaml does it). The only restriction is that > all code linked inside a GPLed tool must be provided under a > GPL-compatible license. > So I don't see how the fact a tool is distributed under the GPL could > limit your ability to use it (and improve it). > The only problem you might have is if you want to link omake itself > with an existing library, By resting on unsustainable technical distinctions, any usage is likely to expose the client to legal risk. What the heck does 'linkage' actually mean outside of a Unix based C environment? How is it possible that you can dlopen an GPL library without infection, but if you statically link you're infected? Who says running a mix of programs together 'linked' with shell script isn't linkage? What about Ocaml code 'linked' by ocamlopt as opposed to a bytecode version, use of DynLink, use of top level -- GAK! Its all too confusing to bother -- especially if you have to explain it all to your clients as well.. -- John Skaller, mailto:skaller@users.sf.net voice: 061-2-9660-0850, snail: PO BOX 401 Glebe NSW 2037 Australia Checkout the Felix programming language http://felix.sf.net ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners