Re: autoconf/Artistic compatibility

2002-09-03 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 01:09:39AM +0100, Stephen Stafford wrote: > I am in the process of discussions with upstream about the licensing for a > new package. > > The package build system is autoconf based. > > Upstream really likes the Artistic license and would prefer to release with > that. >

Re: autoconf/Artistic compatibility

2002-09-02 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 01:09:39AM +0100, Stephen Stafford wrote: > Is there any incompatibility with using the Artistic license when using an > autoconf(GPL) build system? /usr/share/doc/autoconf/copyright: As a special exception, the Free Software Foundation gives unlimited permission to copy,

autoconf/Artistic compatibility

2002-09-02 Thread Stephen Stafford
Hi, I am in the process of discussions with upstream about the licensing for a new package. The package build system is autoconf based. Upstream really likes the Artistic license and would prefer to release with that. Is there any incompatibility with using the Artistic license when using an au