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> flex uses a BSD license, while Bison uses the GPL. Bison waive the license for most generated parsers, but it can be a problem Now, this is one of the most a
by WesolyKubeczek 5y ago
> flex uses a BSD license, while Bison uses the GPL. Bison waive the license for most generated parsers, but it can be a problem
Now, this is one of the most atrocious handwavy kind of FUD that I've had a displeasure to see. If the parsers generated by bison are GPL-free, where is the problem? Can you even name the problem? Or you just see the word "GPL" and it's scaring you somehow?
- robocat 5y agoI am guessing that the author is referencing organisations that are pathologically allergic to GPL, where the legal department might not accept the exception. https://www.google.com/search?q=bison+gpl+exception https://www.google.com/search?q=bison+gpl+exception
- WesolyKubeczek 5y agoThe problem is that you have to guess what the problem is, exactly. The author might just as well put up a comparison chart: bison: PROBLEMATIC AND GPL ANTLR: does not have a problem* ---- * With yearly consulting contract from our company The message would be exactly the same.
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago"Incompetent legal dept" is not a bug in the product.