> From: <rsbec...@nexbridge.com> > Cc: <tnmur...@gmail.com>, <edward.welbou...@qt.io>, <bug-make@gnu.org>, > <bo...@kolpackov.net> > Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2021 09:33:22 -0500 > > > The test doesn't check that the library is under GPL, it tests that it's > "GPL- > > compatible", which means it's Free Software. GNU Make doesn't want to > > load non-free modules. > > That is understood. Is this an official GNU Make policy because it is not > specified that way in GPL. Has the GNU Make team modified their copy of the > GPL license because it is not indicated as a modified version?
That's the official policy of the whole GNU project. GCC does the same, as does Emacs and others.
