Bug#741172: libslepc3.4.2: libslepc.so.3.4.2 links with both GPL-licensed and GPL-incompatible libraries

[Francesco Poli]

On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:16:15 +0800 Drew Parsons <dparsons at debian.org>
wrote:

> Source: slepc
> Followup-For: Bug #741172
> 
> CeCILL explicitly asserts that its licence is compatible with GPL.
> 
> http://www.cecill.info/faq.en.html#bonne
> http://www.cecill.info/faq.en.html#compatible
> 
> I think we can close this bug.
 
Dear Drew,
CeCILL asserts that the CeCILL license is GPL-compatible.
And indeed it is, thanks to an explicit compatibility clause (5.3.4).
The [FSF confirms] the compatibility.

[FSF confirms]: <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#CeCILL>


However, the issue we are talking about in this bug report is
*completely* unrelated to the CeCILL license, unfortunately.

It is instead due to the CeCILL-C license, which is GPL-incompatible.
The [FSF agrees] with me on this incompatibility.

[FSF agrees]: <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#CeCILL-C>


Please do *not* close this bug report, until the issue is properly
addressed.

Bye.


-- 
 http://www.inventati.org/frx/
 There's not a second to spare! To the laboratory!
..................................................... Francesco Poli .
 GnuPG key fpr == CA01 1147 9CD2 EFDF FB82  3925 3E1C 27E1 1F69 BFFE
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 833 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/debian-science-maintainers/attachments/20190417/db9c622e/attachment-0001.sig>