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Subject: Re: Ada-WinRT bindings - Alpha release
From: "Dan'l Miller" <optikos@verizon.net>
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Xref: reader02.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:51488
Date: 2018-04-13T16:20:07-07:00
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On Friday, April 13, 2018 at 6:15:45 PM UTC-5, alby....@gmail.com wrote:
> On Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 9:11:57 AM UTC+10, Dan'l Miller wrote:
> > On Friday, April 13, 2018 at 4:58:48 PM UTC-5, Paul Rubin wrote:
> > > "Dan'l Miller" writes:
> > > > Yeah, Alex, I was wondering the same thing (at least a variant
> > > > thereof).  Why not LGPLv3
> > > 
> > > https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html
> > > 
> > > > (while this bindings library would be re-licensed as LGPLv3).
> > > 
> > > I can't speak for Alex but as an occasional author of GPL code myself, I
> > > can tell you that (from my end) requests for re-licensing are taken more
> > > seriously when they are accompanied by offers of development funding.
> > 
> > Why would you even bother writing libraries that evoke the viral aspect of GPL, forcing your choice of license on apps of which your library is some mere tiny minuscule portion?

This was in reply to Paul Rubin, btw.