On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Fabian Greffrath <[email protected]> wrote: > Am 31.01.2012 17:13, schrieb Fabian Greffrath: > >> I hope I made myself clearer, hm. > > > We do not build packages against libav-extra, i.e. no build-time linking. > Reason: Possible license clashes with GPL-v3. > We offer libav-extra for run-time linking: What about license clashes here?
I don't think we should overdo the "license-policy" game. If we become aware of a license clash, we can add a conflict, as Jonas suggest. > Do I misinterpret/mess up the (legal) difference/meaning of build-time and > run-time linking? Legally, I don't think there is much difference here. However, there is a practical difference for Debian as distribution: we do not violate the packages if users install a combination of packages that result to a license clash. Yes, we can add conflicts, and probably have to if we become aware of it, but we cannot be held responsible for funky stuff that random users do on their (own) systems. -- regards, Reinhard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
