future of HgKit

Adrian Buehlmann adrian at cadifra.com
Mon Oct 5 14:28:06 UTC 2009


On 05.10.2009 16:05, Theodore Tso wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 05, 2009 at 11:10:20AM +0100, Tom Widmer wrote:
>> Well, it's not necessarily worth it, since it will be GPL and thus not 
>> distributable with Eclipse.
> 
> News flash.  Distributions ships Eclipse and other GPL components
> (including hg) on the same CD-ROM, and no one has ever tried to sue
> them over it.  You know, because it's legal to do so....
> 
> 				- Ted
> 				(Who is amazed at how many legally
> 				ignorant people who are insisting on
> 				promulgating the same myths on the
> 				mailing list over and over again.)

I've heard rumors that this was a deliberate decision by the Eclipse
Foundation (not to distribute GPL'ed software together with Eclipse).

The GPL certainly doesn't force them to decide like that.

Regards,

Adrian




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