MiNTlib and GPL was: RE: getopt

[Tamminen Eero <t150315@students.cc.tut.fi>]

> > >Any objections from the user community if I just grab GNU
> > >getopt() and put it in the MiNTlib instead of what's there now? 
> > I think this would change the copyright status from freeware to GPL. Thus 
> > you wouldn't be allowed to distribute binary only versions of programs 
> > linked with the MiNT lib.
> 
> The MiNTlib currently contains two GPLd files: libgcc2.c and
> obstack.c.  If I understand the terms of the license, those two
> files should be distributed separately or the entire MiNTlib has
> to be distributed under the terms of the GNU Library GPL.
> Advice, corrections, and (temperate) opinions?

Would the inclusion of those files increase the binary package size
significantly?

AFAIK LGPL just say that source should be provided for the user without
further cost (except for the media)?  Wouldn't it be enough just to
include ftp addresses on common servers for these sources?


	- Eero