Re: GNU Automake 1.10.1 released

[Dalibor Topic]

Eric Blake wrote:
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> According to Dalibor Topic on 1/25/2008 9:21 AM:
> | Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues <at> gmx.de> writes:
> |
> |> I'm pleased to announce the release of Automake 1.10.1.
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> | I assume that means the GPLv3 exceptions vs. autotools mess has not 
> been
> | resolved yet, as there is no mention of it in the release notes?
>
> Correct - Ralf intentionally downgraded the license on the automake
> release branch just prior to releasing 1.10.1 [1].  The issue is 
> closer to
> resolution (the FSF lawyers have finally given the maintainers an 
> off-list
> preview of what wording might be possible to use), but not there yet.
> Technically, it would also be possible for autoconf to pull the same 
> trick
> as automake - downgrade the license of all files in git to GPLv2+, 
> release
> autoconf 2.62, then upgrade back to GPLv3+ once the licensing is sorted
> out, but I'd rather avoid that since it looks like the FSF lawyers are
> finally working on the problem.
Thank you very much for the update, I was a bit worried seeing all the 
conversation
with the FSF seemingly swallowed by a black hole on the autotools lists, 
and then
seeing a release without mentioning anything about V3 in the release 
note, despite
a supposed embargo on V2 releases.

Is there an ETA for the resolution?

cheers,
dalibor topic