On 2020/05/03 09:46:56, hahnjo wrote: > rebase + allow -dgs-api=#f to still fork
I decided to look up the terms of the Affero GPL version 3. The relevant differences are: > Notwithstanding any other provision of this License, if you modify the Program, your modified version must prominently offer all users interacting with it remotely through a computer network (if your version supports such interaction) an opportunity to receive the Corresponding Source of your version by providing access to the Corresponding Source from a network server at no charge, through some standard or customary means of facilitating copying of software. This Corresponding Source shall include the Corresponding Source for any work covered by version 3 of the GNU General Public License that is incorporated pursuant to the following paragraph. Note that we don't modify Ghostscript (I hope). > Notwithstanding any other provision of this License, you have permission to link or combine any covered work with a work licensed under version 3 of the GNU General Public License into a single combined work, and to convey the resulting work. The terms of this License will continue to apply to the part which is the covered work, but the work with which it is combined will remain governed by version 3 of the GNU General Public License. That does not sound like LilyPond would get "infected" by the AGPL. Not does it sound like any conditions would trigger unless someone modifies Ghostscript. Frankly, this almost sounds like the license was written explicitly in a manner where it would not get in the hair of GhostScript API users. However, what this does mean is that we very much should avoid to be modifying the Ghostscript sources in any manner, including any patches. As long as we don't modify Ghostscript, it sounds like we (and, by the way, Scorio.com) should be free of other obligations (except of course the normal GPLv3 terms) even when linking with it. Of course, we should still prominently mention that this binary contains AGPL parts. But I think we could link with the GS API by default and enable it if that makes sense. https://codereview.appspot.com/548030043/
