Re: EEL vs. GAL

[Miguel de Icaza <miguel ximian com>]

> What is the rationale for using GPL versus LGPL. I have always considered that GNOME
> followed a plan to use LGPL for libraries and runtime services. I guess you do not
> see GAL becoming a part of the GNOME platform.

I think the README mentions this.  Pieces of GAL came from Gnumeric,
Evolution and they were developed originally under the GPL.  So they
would need to be relicensed. 

Relicensing is an option we have discussed, and as we move pieces of
Gal into other stable places (glib, gtk+, gnome-libs, bonobo) they
would be relicensed accordingly.  Again, those pieces were developed
and contributed to as GPL pieces originally, and they are now just put
into a library so other apps can reuse it.

Miguel.