Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 17:12:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> To: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org> Cc: SADA Kenji <sada@bsdclub.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Global 3.55 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006181710170.318-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006181053440.318-100000@picnic.mat.net>
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On Sun, 18 Jun 2000, Chuck Robey wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, David O'Brien wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Jun 18, 2000 at 09:13:29AM +0900, SADA Kenji wrote:
> > > Could I import GLOBAL v3.55 into src/contrib/global ?
> >
> > Wasn't there some discussion that Global is now under the GPV and that we
> > may want to stick with BSD-style licensed code?
>
> I remember that the author said he would maintain both versions (when he
> announced he was bringing out a GPL licensed version) and one person
> deliberately misunderstood. The reason, as I understood it, was because
> the person (I won't name) simply wanted to move userland software to
> ports, and saw this as an opportunity to further that goal. That was
> after I made it clear then that the author had stated the intention of
> maintaining both versions.
>
> I'll go back and ask him, see if anything's changed.
I wrote to Shigio, and here's his verbatim answer. Based on it, I see no
problem in updating global, as long as the BSD licensed version is used.
--<Shigio's reply>----------------------------------------------------
OK. I'll make a comment on the question.
I will maintain two versions of GLOBAL: one is BSD GLOBAL and the other
is GNU GLOBAL. But the substance is differ.
BSD GLOBAL
o distributed under BSD style license.
o only bug fixes will be added.
o version 3.55, 3.56, 3.57, ... (doesn't reach to 4.0).
GNU GLOBAL
o distributed under GPL.
o new features will be added.
o version 4.0, 5.0, ... (probably)
I will maintain BSD GLOBAL as long as FreeBSD kept it in the sources.
But I hope FreeBSD community to accept GNU GLOBAL, because it reduce my
job.
Since you have already accepted GNU tools as
contrib/{gcc,bison,binutils,...},
there is no problem to import GNU GLOBAL as a contrib, I think.
By the way, the latest version (GLOBAL-3.55) is BSD style licensed.
If you have any questions, please mail to me.
Thank you.
--
Shigio Yamaguchi - Tama Communications Corporation
Mail: shigio@tamacom.com, (Spare mail: shigio@pluto.dti.ne.jp)
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