Subject: | Licensing information for PPPort is unclear |
If "perl ppport.h --strip" it ran, all licensing information is removed
from ppport.h. This means that if somebody releases a package that does
not fall under the perl license with a stripped ppport.h file, it
appears that the perl license does not apply.
This raises an interesting question: Should people who use ppport.h be
encumbered by the perl license? I would like to think not, but it is
really up to you people, the authors.
This causes problems for people deciding to bundle software (eg; os
vendors) that use perl-XS packages. Please see:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2006/06/msg00561.html and
clairify your position. One of the following two solutions would be ideal:
1) Make the product of Devel::PPPort (ppport.h) pretty much public
domain with no licensing requirements whatsoever. This is what autoconf
et al do.
2) Make it so that "perl ppport.h --strip" does not remove the license
info, so that people are not mistaken in thinking the perl license does
not apply.
Thanks,
Tyler