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Re: gnulib-tool --lgpl exception for self tests?


From: Simon Josefsson
Subject: Re: gnulib-tool --lgpl exception for self tests?
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:00:03 +0200
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Paul Eggert <address@hidden> writes:

> Simon Josefsson <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> I think it would be fine to include GPL self tests in a LGPL
>> project
>
> Me too.

It does require maintainers to include the GPL in their projects,
which might not happen for all GPL projects today.

Perhaps gnulib-tool should copy the license too?

>> Should there be a "gnulib-tool --lgpl --gpl-is-fine-for-tests" mode?
>
> Shouldn't --gpl-is-fine-for-tests be the default, at least at first?
> So you wouldn't need to add an option.

Yes, I thought about that too, but it felt conservative to not make it
default, so that existing --lgpl users aren't surprised if they get
some GPL code.  But defaulting to permitting it is probably a better
approach, we shouldn't worry too much about backwards compatibility
for gnulib-tool just yet, I think.

Ok, I'll see if I can come up with something...




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