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It wouldn't be? If the software was built for libedit then I'm sure that's fine. In the clisp case it was clearly built for libreadline, and trying to unbundle
by admax88qqq 5y ago
It wouldn't be? If the software was built for libedit then I'm sure that's fine.
In the clisp case it was clearly built for libreadline, and trying to unbundle and repackage it differently doesn't erase that fact.
What the courts will ask and what you need to ask yourself is, was the distribution model for a software done in a way to try to circumvent the spirit of the license?
Law and contracts are not code. They are not interpreted in the strictest reading of the words, but in a reasonable interpretation of their meaning.
- trasz 5y agoBoth libraries provide the same API and ABI. From application’s point of view there is no difference: it depends on the user’s choice which package is installed. Also, there is no intent to circumvent: it’s just that there are two implementations of the same thing, one GPL, one BSD.