Re: Please release nano under less restrictive license so we can use it

You may say there's not even a nanochance you'll work with me on that 😜

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Gur Telem
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> On 27 Apr 2023, at 9:58, Benno Schulenberg <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Op 25-04-2023 om 16:50 schreef Gur Telem:
>> Apple can't use nano because it's licensed as GPLv3 [...]
> 
> What problem does Apple have with version 3 of the GPL?
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>> If possible to make nano with less restrictive license [...]
> 
> The GPL is _restrictive_?  How?  What does the GPL forbid that
> Apple wants to do?
> 
> Anyway, most of nano is copyrighted by the FSF.  Good luck trying
> to convince them to offer it under a different license.  :)  Some
> parts of nano are copyrighted by me.  And there's no chance you'll
> convince me of offering them under a different license.
> 
> Benno
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