Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:58:13 +0000 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@FreeBSD.org> To: Jose M Rodriguez <josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Why do we have both ghostscript-gpl and ghostscript-gnu? Message-ID: <20041230125813.GD44922@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <41D3F233.1070807@redesjm.local> References: <20041229222343.GA71433@dragon.nuxi.com> <41D3BA59.9060505@redesjm.local> <20041230104323.GA44922@FreeBSD.org> <41D3DF08.2000207@redesjm.local> <20041230115438.GB44922@FreeBSD.org> <41D3F233.1070807@redesjm.local>
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On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 01:18:59PM +0100, Jose M Rodriguez wrote: > Eivind Eklund wrote: > >On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 11:57:12AM +0100, Jose M Rodriguez wrote: > >>Eivind Eklund wrote: > >>>On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 09:20:41AM +0100, Jose M Rodriguez wrote: > >>>>David O'Brien wrote: > >>>>>What's the difference between ghostscript-gpl and ghostscript-gnu? A > >>>>>diff of their Makefile's doesn't make it any clearer. > >>>>Versions. > >>>>It was after a change in licence from the originator. > <snip/> > > >The web page (which is the same) indicate that both are under the > >GPL, and that the -gpl (8.0) version if based on AFPL ghostscript > >(which is under a different license). This is the way the AFPL work > >has traditionally been done; make AFPL ghostscript available under > >the AFPL license, and then a year or so later make the same sources > >available under the GPL. > Get the traballs and read the associated licenses > > 7.x uses a GNU License > 8.x uses a GPL License Version 7.07 (which is in our tree as -gnu) uses the GNU GPL version 2. Version 8.14 (which is in our tree as -gpl) uses the GNU GPL version 2, and includes some extra, non-essential files under an all-verbatim-copying-is-OK license (aggregation, as explictly permitted under the GPL v2). There is no license change; there is only the addition of extra material under a free redistribution license. > Also, the tarball contents are very different, apart that gpl-ghostcript > doesn't have some devices present on the gnu port version. Hmm, that might be relevant to document. > My plans, right now, are: > - test and solve the remains problems with gpl- (mostly, cups) > - change from -gnu to -gpl > - go for the devel -afpl version (not in the tree). > - deprecate -gnu version when time goes. Sounds good; I'd deprecate (as in indicating that we are in the process of migration to -gpl) the -gnu version *now*, though. Indicating as early as possible gives users more time to migrate. Eivind.
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