[GRASS-dev] gmath and gpde update

[Moritz Lennert]

On 12/01/09 16:25, Glynn Clements wrote:
> Moritz Lennert wrote:
> 
>> However, is
>>
>> ** Everyone is granted permission to copy, modify and redistribute this
>> ** Meschach Library, provided:
>> [...]
>> **  3.  No charge is made for this software or works derived from it.
>> **      This clause shall not be construed as constraining other software
>> **      distributed on the same medium as this software, nor is a
>> **      distribution fee considered a charge.
>>
>> GPL-compatible ?
> 
> Ah; I don't think so.
> 
> The GPL allows you to charge for derivative works (although being
> unable to prohibit free redistribution tends to limit this).
> 
> Anyone distributing GRASS binaries is required to provide (or offer to
> provide) the source code for "the work as a whole" (which would
> include meschach) under the terms of the GPL.
> 
> This would then allow the recipient to extract any part (e.g. 
> meschach) and (try to) sell it. While that seems like a rather
> unlikely scenario, the GPL requires that you permit this, and if you
> cannot permit it, you cannot satisfy the GPL.
> 
> And the meschach library appears not to permit it.

That's what I thought...

Interesting that Debian thought it DFSG-compatible...

Moritz