On 31/10/2007, Bob Palowoda <palowoda at fiver.net> wrote: > > Alan Coopersmith wrote: > > > Bob Palowoda wrote: > > > > > >>> Artem: > > >>> > > >>> Just because two users have complained doesn't > > >>> necessarily mean that > > >>> this will be a high call generator. > > >>> > > >> Actually my original question was related to the > > document GPL-LGPLArchRules.html. > > >> Is it a proprietary document? > > >> > > > > > > Yes, the current form is unfortunately labeled Sun > > Confidential. > > > It's also currently wrong about several things, due > > to changes > > > since it was written in 2001 (such as Solaris being > > open sourced), > > > which is one of the reasons a new set of rules is > > being drafted - > > > hopefully those will be publically publishable. > > > > > > > > If solaris is GPLed, > > there is no problem to integrate libcdio back. > > > > when GPLV3 will be ready? > > > > I'm sorry my question was answered and I can understand that some > changes and legal procedures must take place to get the library back > into the distribution. I hope it doesn't take a brown nose to change > the license to accomplish the goal but by all means go for it.
Bob, this isn't a Sun problem to solve. The original author screwed up. Someone will need to re-implement this library or convince the original author to change their license. -- Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst http://binarycrusader.blogspot.com/ "We don't have enough parallel universes to allow all uses of all junction types--in the absence of quantum computing the combinatorics are not in our favor..." --Larry Wall
