Re: [leafnode-list] getaline() (once more)

["Ron 'The InSaNe One' Rosson" <insane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matthias Andree (ma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> krasel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Cornelius Krasel) writes:
> 
> > This leaves the question of licensing. Matthias' getaline() is licensed
> > under the GNU Public license. This would require to put leafnode-2.0
> > also under the GPL. While I am not a close friend of the GNU foundation,
> > I don't have problems with the GPL but I wonder what other people on
> > this list think.
> 
> Why not just ask me? :-)
> 
> 
> 
> That function is not a big deal and alternatives are floating around all
> over the place, so:
> 
> **********************************************************************
> I change my getline and getaline functions that are part of
> leafnode-1.9.17ma3 and their derivatives in leafnode 2.0 beta, to be
> subject to the
> 
>   GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE   (GNU LGPL) 2.1
> 
> conditions.
> 
> This removes the infiltration clauses that leafnode might suffer from.
> 
> The LGPL is at: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html
> **********************************************************************

Why not just put it under the BSD type license? I am not to fond of the
GPL type licenses either.  ;-)

TIA
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