Maurizio De Cecco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The standard define the API, while the licence cover the > implementation, right ?
Yes, but we should not define an API for which there isn't any free software. > Should this then translate that the standard should include only > library APIs for which at least one Open Source that is not GPL > implementation exists ? The LGPL is used for most libraries and it meets these guidelines. The "L" in LGPL used to stand for "library" (now it's "lesser"). Requiring the use of a GPL library would mean that commercial vendors wouldn't use that part of the standard, which defeats part of the purpose of having a standard base system. Dan
