Re: [v8-users] GNU readline and the GPL license
Also, if one was released with that support, you could just license *that* part under the GPL, with the rest under something else if the primary license isn't compatible. That kind of licensing is actually relatively common practice for proprietary projects using open source software as part of their distributed binaries (e.g. Apple with Safari and multiple parts of OSX, Google with their Drive apps). -- -- v8-users mailing list v8-users@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/v8-users --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups v8-users group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to v8-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [v8-users] GNU readline and the GPL license
On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 10:16 PM, Spencer Behling gnil...@gmail.com wrote: My question is about the license for v8 or maybe just a part of it specifically d8 that links to gnu readline. According to this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Readline#Choice_of_the_GPL_as_GNU_Readline.27s_license it seems like linking an application with readline means that the GPL licence comes with it. Is this true? In theory, yes. I don't think it's ever been tested in court. I don't think it matters for d8 because the binary isn't distributed but IANAL, of course. The reason that this came up for me in the first place was that I was looking for a C++ readline alternative with a more permissive license and I had recently played with d8 and wondered what was used there since the licence was BSD. libedit[1]? It's BSD licensed and API-compatible with libreadline. [1] http://thrysoee.dk/editline/ -- -- v8-users mailing list v8-users@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/v8-users --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups v8-users group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to v8-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [v8-users] GNU readline and the GPL license
IANAL. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_GPL#Linking_and_derived_works sounds like there might not be a simple answer to your question. Note that d8 does not depend on readline; readline support is an optional (and compile-time opt-in) feature. We're not distributing binaries linked against readline. On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 10:16 PM, Spencer Behling gnil...@gmail.com wrote: My question is about the license for v8 or maybe just a part of it specifically d8 that links to gnu readline. According to this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Readline#Choice_of_the_GPL_as_GNU_Readline.27s_license it seems like linking an application with readline means that the GPL licence comes with it. Is this true? The reason that this came up for me in the first place was that I was looking for a C++ readline alternative with a more permissive license and I had recently played with d8 and wondered what was used there since the licence was BSD. -- -- v8-users mailing list v8-users@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/v8-users --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups v8-users group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to v8-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- v8-users mailing list v8-users@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/v8-users --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups v8-users group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to v8-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
