Re: libgit2 - a true git library

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On Sat, 1 Nov 2008, Pierre Habouzit wrote:

> On Sat, Nov 01, 2008 at 01:33:51AM +0000, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> > OTOH they would certainly come out clean if the license was BSD since 
> > the spirit of that license explicitly allows closing up the whole 
> > library and adding extra features.
> 
> I think it's pretty clear most contributor from git.git would be driven
> away if the license isn't GPLish. So I was basing my answer on a
> supposition it would be.

Sure.  My point is the difference in guiltiness.  Even if a LGPL license 
doesn't prevent all abuses, it at least allows for public denunciations 
at the very least.


Nicolas
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