Thanks for the reply. I am not very familiar with compiled code. I just
wanted to explore and see if there were any ways that Pharo and GPL
sources could work together. The only way I see that can happen is to
have your GPL code provide something like a REST API and communicate via
networking. Not very friendly for some small situations.
Jimmie
On 10/04/2017 08:09 AM, Ben Coman wrote:
On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 1:45 AM, Jimmie Houchin <jlhouc...@gmail.com
<mailto:jlhouc...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Back on topic.
To my understanding, if I should port anything GPL licensed that I
needed from some language to a C library and licensed it GPL. Then
I called my new GPL C library via UFFI. I should have no problems
at all. Is that a correct understanding by all?
Does this look like a good approach for most anyone in the Pharo
community if they desire to port and use GPL software?
UFFI is use via "linking", so your C library needs to LGPL to avoid
your Smalltalk code needing to be GPL licensed.
cheers -ben
Thanks.
Jimmie
On 09/15/2017 03:49 PM, Jimmie Houchin wrote:
Hello,
Pharo 7 to my understanding fundamentally changes Pharo. It is
my understanding that Pharo 7 starts with a core Pharo kernel
and like many languages out there, imports or adds code from a
variety of external sources to the image being built.
With that understanding, I am curious if that would allow for
inclusion of a specific library/module to be licensed as GPL?
And it not affect the other code in the composed image?
I am a big believer in the MIT/BSD license and not a big fan
of the GPL. However, there is software out there that I have
avoided looking at the source code or attempting to port it to
Pharo because it is GPL. I would sincerely love if I could now
port such a library and license it under the GPL as required,
and it not affect any other code outside of that specific library.
I am not a lawyer. Nor do I know any lawyers. Is is possible
for someone to get a reasonably definitive answer on this
question?
I am sure I am not the only one who has had this desire. I am
also sure that I am not the only one who will have this
question in the future. So it would be nice to have a proper
legal response that could possibly be explicitly stated
somewhere on the website or on an FAQ or something.
Regardless of the answer, yes or no. It does need to be a
settled issue for Pharo. That way someone could know if
GPL/LGPL or whatever software could be in the catalog.
Just wanted to put that out there to the community. I look
forward to the answer, should one be or become available.
Thanks.
Jimmie
