Kalle Kivimaa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Walter Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > The kernel has an exemption. This has been pointed out more than > > once. > > OK, apache2 depends on Bash to function (/etc/init.d/apache2).
Bash is copyrighted by the FSF, who has already given permission to do this sort of thing. > This must mean that Debian cannot distribute Apache 2 and Bash > together (at least we would have to remove Bash from Essential). > In addition, apache2 explictly depends on Lynx, which is GPL'd, On my system, it looks like a Suggests. > as is net-tools, which also is a dependency to apache2. There is ongoing discussion over whether the Apache 2 license is GPL compatible. As I understand it, the ASF wants the Apache 2 license to be GPL-compatible, so I am confident this can be worked out. Pick a different example. > > Because there are non-GPL equivalents for Bash and Less (and I don't > > think there are many programs that Depend: on Less). There may be > > GPL-incompatible programs that depend on Bash specific features, in > > which case bugs should be filed. I can't imagine there are that many. > > And Java programs run on various non-GPL Java runtimes in addition to > Kaffe. But none in Debian main. People seem to be missing the point, so I will repeat: I am not saying that Eclipse is not distributable, just that it can't go into main. Regards, Walter Landry [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
