[MacPorts] #67989: legacy-support: license precludes distributable binaries; declare license_noconflict, via pg 'legacysupport'?

MacPorts noreply at macports.org
Sat Aug 19 22:05:18 UTC 2023


#67989: legacy-support: license precludes distributable binaries; declare
license_noconflict, via pg 'legacysupport'?
-----------------------------+----------------------
  Reporter:  mascguy         |      Owner:  mascguy
      Type:  defect          |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal          |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports           |    Version:  2.8.1
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:
      Port:  legacy-support  |
-----------------------------+----------------------

Comment (by kencu):

 This suggests that so long as the library you link to is available with
 your GPL software (and legacysupport is available) then you're fine to
 link a GPL program against and non-GPL library.

 https://opensource.stackexchange.com/questions/2219/can-i-use-a
 -proprietary-library-in-my-gpld-program

 We're splitting hairs here, perhaps?

-- 
Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/67989#comment:14>
MacPorts <https://www.macports.org/>
Ports system for macOS


More information about the macports-tickets mailing list