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Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it
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Chris Allegretta |
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Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it |
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Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:56:56 -0400 |
On 2023-04-28 14:37, Gur Telem wrote:
Afaik i don't think it’s a problem to distribute the changes we make.
They're more afraid that the fact that something that is open source
under GPL is distributed along with the binaries of the OS might be a
problem and somehow may affect the entire code base.
If that is their interpretation, I don't think there is anything that
anyone outside of Apple can say to fix that.
I would like to point out that Microsoft distributes an entire GNU/Linux
operating system with binaries as a download for their proprietary OS,
and they don't seem to be fighting off FSF lawyer phalanxes on a daily
basis.
It's a clever way to deal with this issue, because MS isn't modifying
any source code to make this work (presumably), just adding a
compatibility later in order to translate those Linux calls to their OS.
I assume Apple will eventually find this an easier option as well,
compared to having to compromise what seems like their hell-bent intent
to stop end users from being able to compile and run any binaries which
aren't "approved" by Apple.
I’ll try to get the legal team to clarify but if the owners wouldn't
cooperate I don't see how much help that would do.
I assume this is a related discussion. It discusses the App Store vs the
Operating system, but I believe the same issues apply:
https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/more-about-the-app-store-gpl-enforcement
- Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it, Gur Telem, 2023/04/25
- Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it, Chris Allegretta, 2023/04/25
- Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it, Gur Telem, 2023/04/27
- Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it, Stephen Schmiechen, 2023/04/27
- Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it, Chris Allegretta, 2023/04/27
- Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it, Gur Telem, 2023/04/28
- Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it,
Chris Allegretta <=
- Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it, Gur Telem, 2023/04/29
- Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it, Saagar Jha, 2023/04/30
- Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it, akierig, 2023/04/28
- Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it, Chris Allegretta, 2023/04/28
- Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it, akierig, 2023/04/28
- Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it, Benno Schulenberg, 2023/04/29
- Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it, Gur Telem, 2023/04/29
- Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it, Deane Blazie, 2023/04/28
- Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it, Benno Schulenberg, 2023/04/29
Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it, akierig, 2023/04/25