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document and any given source file is a bug, please report it. |
document and any given source file is a bug, please report it. |
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The overall intent of the Guile license is for the source to be |
The overall intent of the Guile license is for the source to be |
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covered under the GNU Public License, along with whatever additional |
covered under the GNU General Public License, along with whatever |
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exceptions are necessary so that just linking an application against |
additional exceptions are necessary so that just linking an |
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Guile doesn't (by itself) make that application subject to the |
application against Guile doesn't (by itself) make that application |
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restrictions of the GPL. |
subject to the restrictions of the GPL. |
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More specifically, most files in Guile are covered under the terms of |
More specifically, most files in Guile are covered under the terms of |
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the GNU General Public License, which should be included with the |
the GNU General Public License, which should be included with the |
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Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA. |
Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA. |
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In addition, all of the files that actually become a part of the final |
In addition, all of the files that actually become a part of the final |
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Guile executables are subject to a special exception to the GNU |
Guile library "libguile" are subject to a special exception to the GNU |
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General Public License. This exception is included in the section |
General Public License. This exception is included in the section |
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titled "Guile GPL Exception" below, and will henceforth be referred to |
titled "Guile GPL Exception" below, and will henceforth be referred to |
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as the Guile GPL Exception. |
as the Guile GPL Exception. |
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example files, etc. |
example files, etc. |
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Finally, some of the files in the guile-readline directory are covered |
Finally, some of the files in the guile-readline directory are covered |
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only by the GNU Public License, but Guile has been designed to load |
only by the GNU Public License, but Guile does not make use of these |
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these files in a way that will not violate the GNU Public License. |
files by default. If you decide to use guile-readline for your |
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consequently, the exception granted for libguile becomes ineffective. |
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use with Guile. The exception is only granted for the core of Guile, |
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Section: GUILE GPL EXCEPTION |
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