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Re: [Python-Dev] (libffi) Re: Copyright issue

From: "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v dot loewis dot de>
To: Thomas Heller <theller at python dot net>
Cc: Anthony Green <green at redhat dot com>, libffi-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com, python-dev at python dot org
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:25:12 +0100
Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] (libffi) Re: Copyright issue
References: <1137071518.12975.6.camel@devel002> <m3zmlzzwn2.fsf@localhost.localdomain> <1137186878.3098.87.camel@localhost.localdomain> <wtglmz6e.fsf_-_@python.net> <1138378937.3090.255.camel@localhost.localdomain> <lkx1k3gh.fsf_-_@python.net> <1138381908.3090.259.camel@localhost.localdomain> <zmlha5d5.fsf@python.net>

Thomas Heller wrote:
> Can anyone of the python-dev core team comment: can we live with the GPL
> licensed aclocal.m4 file, in the source distribution and in SVN?

My understanding that doing so would be in violation of section 2b) of
the GPL.

However, I still think it is possible to include libffi - we just have
to discard the build process, and do our own.

Regards,
Martin

Follow-Ups:
- Re: (libffi) Re: Copyright issue
  - From: Giovanni Bajo
- Re: [Python-Dev] (libffi) Re: Copyright issue
  - From: Hye-Shik Chang

References:
- libffi AMD64
  - From: Matthieu Le Gall
- Re: libffi AMD64
  - From: Tom Tromey
- Re: libffi AMD64
  - From: Anthony Green
- Copyright issue (was: Re: libffi AMD64)
  - From: Thomas Heller
- Re: Copyright issue (was: Re: libffi AMD64)
  - From: Anthony Green
- (libffi) Re: Copyright issue
  - From: Thomas Heller
- Re: (libffi) Re: Copyright issue
  - From: Anthony Green
- Re: (libffi) Re: Copyright issue
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