Follow-up Comment #6, task #16645 (group administration): [comment #4 comment #4:] > I just found out that meson and ninja are not true dependencies just highly > recommended ways to compile GEGL. Alternative ways to compile it exist.
It's good that you realize that dependencies may affect your package in
various ways. For example, some programs may be used just in build time,
other programs may be launched by it when it runs, and yet other software may
link with it and make a single combined work. All dependencies must be free
software; your package may support proprietary software, but the best
supported configuration must be free. In other words, you should take into
account the licenses of all kinds of your dependencies.
However, the case when you link your package with other software is special
because it means that the licenses of the combined parts must be compatible,
in particular, the parts linked to your package must be GPL-compatible.
...
> I think the GPL3 states that any later version of the GPL will be compatible
> with it.
Could you quote the relevant passage from the GPLv3?
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