Re: pdf library for gnuplot

[Daniel J S. <dan...@ie...>]

Hans-Bernhard Broeker wrote:

>On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Daniel J Sebald wrote:
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>>Hans-Bernhard Broeker wrote:
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>>>As I (and some rather more important other people) read the GPL: I don't
>>>think so.  Not unless we can present legally solid analysis that proves
>>>our license compatible with the GPL.  I don't think it is, because of
>>>this clause in our license:
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>>>* Permission to modify the software is granted, but not the right to
>>>* distribute the complete modified source code.  Modifications are to
>>>* be distributed as patches to the released version.
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>>You are identifying, then, the difference between the Gnuplot license 
>>and an existing license.  This is one of the items that the Open Source 
>>Initiative is asking for  so that they can discuss things.
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>>However, are you thinking that this particular sentence is a significant 
>>enough variation that it would cause the OSI to not allow it?  
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>For the issue at hand, the opinion, actually even the very existence, of
>the OSI is a complete non-issue.
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But isn't the requirement for PDF  code in the binaries (by that 
company) that the Gnuplot license be OSI certified?  Then there are not 
problems?

Dan