This is a problem. The GPL is a very popular open source license. If a language does not permit developers to use the GPL, that language may be severely reducing the number of developers willing to adopt it.
It would be desirable for clojure.lang and clojure.core to use a modified license, something perhaps describable as "EPL with classpath exception", that expressly allows linking with GPL code (with classpath exception or similar to avoid violating the GPL instead). Alternatively, dual-licensing lang and core under both the GPL and the EPL would be possible. Thanks to the contributor agreements, it wouldn't be necessary to track down all the contributors and get their individual permission for this, unless the agreements had reciprocal clauses limiting how Rich could relicense the code base. (I haven't seen them, so wouldn't know.) Regardless, this problem bears thinking about and perhaps eventually doing something about. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
