On Monday, August 17, 2015, jan i <j...@apache.org> wrote: > > > On Monday, August 17, 2015, Peter Kelly <pmke...@apache.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','pmke...@apache.org');>> wrote: > >> I’m currently doing writing some experimental code for developing & >> testing a type inference algorithm that will eventually become of Flat. >> Because the latter is not at a sufficient stage of maturity, I’m using >> Bison & Flex to parse a simple C-like programming language upon which I’m >> doing the analysis. >> >> I’d like to include this code in the repository, but wanted to confirm >> whether this is within the legal guidelines for dependent software. Bison >> is GPL, but has a special exception for the generated code (which contains >> part of Bison itself): >> >> https://www.gnu.org/software/bison/manual/html_node/Conditions.html >> >> Flex’s license appears to be BSD(-like), which I’m assuming should be ok: >> >> http://flex.sourceforge.net/manual/Copyright.html#Copyright >> >> My use of both of these tools is for experimental purposes only - my >> intention is for Flat to eventually subsume both. I do not anticipate that >> we would include the code that requires these for building as part of an >> actual Corinthia release. >> >> Tools are not a concern for. a release, the source files are, having read > the 2 copy rigths I do not see a problem to include the files. > > To avoid a tedious discussion with Dennis just do it, without putting > attention on it. > apologies this remark was not intented to go public, I have no wish to hang out people by name.
however our continued licensing discussions are getting tiresome, and do not bring us forward. rgds jan i > > Later when it comes to release time we might need to dig deeper into the > bison license. For now it is close enough that I can truthfully say I do > not see a problem. > > rgds > jan i > >> Note also that these tools are required at build time only, and do not >> require extra libraries to be distributed with the generated code. >> >> — >> Dr Peter M. Kelly >> pmke...@apache.org >> >> PGP key: http://www.kellypmk.net/pgp-key <http://www.kellypmk.net/pgp-key >> > >> (fingerprint 5435 6718 59F0 DD1F BFA0 5E46 2523 BAA1 44AE 2966) >> >> > > -- > Sent from My iPad, sorry for any misspellings. > -- Sent from My iPad, sorry for any misspellings.
