Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 13:18:59 +0100 From: Jose M Rodriguez <josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es> To: Eivind Eklund <eivind@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Jose M Rodriguez <josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es> Subject: Re: Why do we have both ghostscript-gpl and ghostscript-gnu? Message-ID: <41D3F233.1070807@redesjm.local> In-Reply-To: <20041230115438.GB44922@FreeBSD.org> References: <20041229222343.GA71433@dragon.nuxi.com> <41D3BA59.9060505@redesjm.local> <20041230104323.GA44922@FreeBSD.org> <41D3DF08.2000207@redesjm.local> <20041230115438.GB44922@FreeBSD.org>
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Eivind Eklund wrote: >On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 11:57:12AM +0100, Jose M Rodriguez wrote: > > >>Eivind Eklund wrote: >> >> >>>On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 09:20:41AM +0100, Jose M Rodriguez wrote: >>> >>> >>>>David O'Brien wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>What's the difference between ghostscript-gpl and ghostscript-gnu? A >>>>>diff of their Makefile's doesn't make it any clearer. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Versions. >>>>It was after a change in licence from the originator. >>>> >>>> <snip/> >The web page (which is the same) indicate that both are under the >GPL, and that the -gpl (8.0) version if based on AFPL ghostscript >(which is under a different license). This is the way the AFPL work >has traditionally been done; make AFPL ghostscript available under >the AFPL license, and then a year or so later make the same sources >available under the GPL. > > > Get the traballs and read the associated licenses 7.x uses a GNU License 8.x uses a GPL License They are closer, but not the same. Also, the tarball contents are very different, apart that gpl-ghostcript doesn't have some devices present on the gnu port version. My plans, right now, are: - test and solve the remains problems with gpl- (mostly, cups) - change from -gnu to -gpl - go for the devel -afpl version (not in the tree). - deprecate -gnu version when time goes. Note: Right now, the gpl version is more recent that the afpl stable version <snip/> -- josemi
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