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There isn't one single reason for avoiding use of GPL software that is true for all BSD variants. Requiring OCaml in the base operating system could equally be
by rjsw 9y ago
There isn't one single reason for avoiding use of GPL software that is true for all BSD variants.
Requiring OCaml in the base operating system could equally be a reason to avoid this, whatever licence is used.
- throwawayjava 9y ago> Requiring OCaml in the base operating system I'm not sure I understand this concern in the majority use cases. Why would you need an OCaml compiler installed?
- messe 9y agoThe base system is usually capable of compiling itself. If the source for your base system is stored on a remote git repository, and your implementation of git in your base system is written in OCaml, you're going to have to use an OCaml compiler to recompile it.
- int_19h 9y agoBut you don't need source control to compile the base. You only need it to retrieve the base sources - and even then only when you want to get the latest, since the installer comes with a tarball of /usr/src.