Hi John,
> I've been waiting patiently for an updated egcs compiler to appear
> for Debian. It has arrived and blitz compiles now under the standard
> build environment. I'd like to make a package.
> Should I go ahead and list the copyright as GPL ? (I can upload a
> new version whenever you decide to change it). If you prefer not to have
> the GPL version go on the debian ftp site, I can also wait.
> As I wrote before the restriction on the price of bundled software
> which includes blitz, would prevent me from putting it on the Debian CD,
> which currently has no restriction on a reselling price. But it would
> still go on the ftp site, and be built for all architectures, and be
> entered in the bug tracking system. Please let me know which way you want
> to go.
Please go ahead and list the license as GPL.
My hesitation about the no-price-restriction issue is that
in the past, various unethical people have made money by
downloading free libraries from netlib, putting thin
wrappers on them, and reselling them to unsuspecting
people who have never heard of netlib.
I'd like to find some license terms which prevents this from
happening to blitz.
Perhaps dual-licensing is the way to go.
Cheers,
Todd
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