[GitHub] [incubator-nuttx-apps] patacongo commented on pull request #410: Add LTP support

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patacongo commented on pull request #410:
URL: https://github.com/apache/incubator-nuttx-apps/pull/410#issuecomment-704926804


   @justinmclean Can you please clarify this.  Particularly the phrase "ASF projects also can't have a dependancy on GPL code either."
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   > Just trying to understand the GPL comment above. The GPL license is not compatible with the Apache one and we can't have GPL code in our repo. ASF projects also can't have a dependancy on GPL code either. Is this the case with this PR?
   
   This could would download and build the GPL Linux Test Program at build time.  So, even if they work around the issues of the GPL patches, the binaries built with option would include GPL code.  Is this a "dependency on GPL".  It seems so to me.
   
   There are several other places where this download trick is used to download third part code into NuttX binaries at build time.  This is done to avoid ASF third party rules, to avoid conformance with the NuttX coding standard, and to deal with third party code that is undergoing changes.  It would be good to understand if the ASF has any restrictions or thoughts on this practice -- with both compatible and incompatible licenses.
   


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