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

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