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Re: ttn-pers-scheme & ttn-do
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Sebastian Tennant |
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Re: ttn-pers-scheme & ttn-do |
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Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:36:24 +0300 |
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Quoth Thien-Thi Nguyen <address@hidden>:
> () Sebastian Tennant <address@hidden>
> () Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:08:37 +0200
>
> What was this special exception and was it the reason for the fork?
>
> The fork was over deprecation of some libguile API elements, plus
> administrative snafu. The special exception can be seen in some Guile
> releases in the top-level README:
>
> | The exception is that, if you link the GUILE library with other files
> | to produce an executable, this does not by itself cause the
> | resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License.
> | Your use of that executable is in no way restricted on account of
> | linking the GUILE library code into it.
Very interesting. Presumably this is/was to encourage use of Guile
across the board (i.e., in non-free environments too)?
> Good luck. I'd be very interested to know a little more about the
> politics e.t.c.... perhaps off-list?.. even though you describe the fork
> as amicable.
>
> Here's my recollection of events:
Thanks for taking the time to write this. I can't say exactly _why_
it's nice to know how the situation came about, but it is, nevertheless.
> So i see 1.4.x not really so much a fork as a long-lived non-local
> branch. Now that there is new Guile maintainership, i think it would be
> a good idea to merge some of the good stuff from that branch into the
> trunk.
I'd say so. As someone who wants to use Guile for scripting
database-backed websites and the like, guile-pg and guile-www are two
essential components. Fortunately your guile-www _does_ work with
guile-1.8.
> Git supports branches much better than cvs, so there is now even
> less reason for the shutout.
I hope the maintainers are listening. Surely it's time to let bygones
be bygones and work for the common good of Guile and all who sail in
her.
> We all cope as best we can.
Indeed we do. Thanks for your comprehensive and informative reply.
Sebastian
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