[macker-developer] Macker licensing relaxation

[<fra...@ar...>]

Hello developers,

first of all thanks for this great tool.

Would it be possible to license it more relaxed? From your FAQ it states:

Macker is available under the GPL. This license allows you to freely use 
and redistribute Macker, and to bundle it with other software.
If you make changes to Macker or extend it, and you choose to distribute 
those changes, you must license them under the GPL. It would be marvelous 
if you submit your patches back to the Macker project for possible 
inclusion in future versions.

This is IMO not correct, because just linking to it would cause my 
software to be GPL. From the GPL2 it states:

A system incorporating a GPL-covered program is an extended version of 
that program. The GPL says that any extended version of the program must 
be released under the GPL if it is released at all. This is for two 
reasons: to make sure that users who get the software get the freedom they 
should have, and to encourage people to give back improvements that they 
make.

So now it depends upon the understanding of "incorporating", but I'd 
sooner go the safe way an may kindly ask if it woul be possible to change 
to Apache License or provide it as alternative license.

Kind regards

Frank Jakop