Ok. So I will release new versions with licenses changed to GPL v3 + linking exception.
Thanks to all. 2014-02-28 11:49 GMT+01:00 Jonas Maebe <jonas.ma...@elis.ugent.be>: > > On 28 Feb 2014, at 11:11, Yann Mérignac wrote: > > - *data2pas* a command line tool that generates pascal include files >> from a text file description. This is a tool similar to *data2inc* but >> >> using a more "pascalish" syntax. (GPL v3+) >> http://yann.merignac.free.fr/data2pas.html >> - *CmdLine* is a Free Pascal unit for parsing easily GNU style command >> >> line options. (LGPL v3+) http://yann.merignac.free.fr/unit-cmdline.html >> - *GContnrs* is a generic container collection for Free Pascal. It >> >> implements : doubly linked lists, dequeues, hash maps, hash sets, >> priority >> queues, queues, stacks, tree maps, tree sets and vectors and some >> algorithms (sort, shuffle, min, max, ...). (LGPL v3+) >> http://yann.merignac.free.fr/unit-gcontnrs.html >> - *UPasConf *a unit that has been designed to create configuration >> >> programs in Pascal. It allows you to create programs that mimic the >> famous >> './configure' script. It can also create GNU makefiles for your >> projects. (LGPL v3+) http://yann.merignac.free.fr/unit-upasconf.html >> >> All units are under LGPL v3+ but I am not sure of my choice. >> > > The first item is a program, not a unit. For that one, the license has no > influence whatsoever of how the output can be used. > > > I want the >> units to be usable by anyone in any kind of projects : closed source or >> not, commercial or not, etc... And, I want that any change to the source >> of >> the units must be made public. Do you think the LGPL is a good choice for >> that goals ? >> > > In theory: yes. In practice: no, because FPC doesn't support dynamic > linking to the extent that is required to make this painless. You will > probably want to use the GPL+linking exception (or LGPL + static linking > exception, as FPC uses, but that it exactly the same thing). See > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPL_linking_exception for the general > explanation, and http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpc/trunk/rtl/COPYING.FPCfor > how FPC words it. > > > Jonas > > _______________________________________________ > fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org > http://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal >
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