<div dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 20 March 2014 15:05, Andrew Marlow <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:issues@roundup-tracker.org" target="_blank">issues@roundup-tracker.org</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im HOEnZb"><br> Andrew Marlow added the comment:<br> <br> </div><div class="im HOEnZb">On 20 March 2014 14:43, Bernhard Reiter <<a href="mailto:issues@roundup-tracker.org">issues@roundup-tracker.org</a>> wrote:<br> <br> ><br> </div><div class="im HOEnZb">> Bernhard Reiter added the comment:<br> ><br> > On Thursday 20 March 2014 at 14:40:50, John Rouillard wrote:<br> > > Is the problem you are referring to GPL V3's more restrictive license<br> > > and viral nature.<br> ><br> > It is more like a vaccination effect, if you ask me. :)<br> ><br> <br> </div><div class="im HOEnZb">It has been compared to taking a cutting. One takes a cutting consciensly,<br> knowing what will happen. Whereas a virus is caught by accident.<br> <br> </div><div class="im HOEnZb">> Yes, I believe that there may be a problem and roundup or a solution build<br> > on<br> > roundup could be considered a derived work. So when it doubt, we should<br> > consider alternative solutions.<br> ><br> <br> </div><div class="im HOEnZb">Maye this was the view back in 2007.<br> <br> ><br> </div><div class="im HOEnZb">> The subprocess would work on windows, but I don't think it is a particular<br> > ice<br> > technical solution. So before I recommend looking at the alternatives<br> > first.<br> ><br> <br> </div><div class="im HOEnZb">I think we might be able to go with what was suggested back in 2007, namely<br> that the code could try to do the import and use it if successful. The<br> documentation could mention that the ASCIInator will be used if present but<br> that its absence is not harmful. Thus the ASCIInator could be installed on<br> the same system as roundup and roundup may use it if present but it doesnt<br> matter that the two pieces of software have different licences.<br> <br> ><br> </div><div class="im HOEnZb">> ________________________________________________<br> > Roundup tracker <<a href="mailto:issues@roundup-tracker.org">issues@roundup-tracker.org</a>><br> > <<a href="http://issues.roundup-tracker.org/issue2550799" target="_blank">http://issues.roundup-tracker.org/issue2550799</a>><br> > ________________________________________________<br> ><br> <br> </div><div class="im HOEnZb">--<br> Regards,<br> <br> Andrew Marlow<br> <a href="http://www.andrewpetermarlow.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.andrewpetermarlow.co.uk</a><br> <br> </div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">________________________________________________<br> Roundup tracker <<a href="mailto:issues@roundup-tracker.org">issues@roundup-tracker.org</a>><br> <<a href="http://issues.roundup-tracker.org/issue2550799" target="_blank">http://issues.roundup-tracker.org/issue2550799</a>><br> ________________________________________________</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Regards,<br><br>Andrew Marlow<br><a href="http://www.andrewpetermarlow.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.andrewpetermarlow.co.uk</a><br> <br> </div>