From: Jeff Schwab <jeff@...>
Date: 2009-04-10T20:10:03+09:00
Subject: Re: Why ruby license?

Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

> |Why is Ruby not dual license with the Apache license, rather then the
> |GPL?  which I understand is more closer to the ruby license and not as
> |restrictive as the GPL license?
> 
> It needs GPL dual to accomplish GPL compatibility.  I don't want to
> see any problem linking with GPL libraries, e.g. readline.

Thank you.  This kind of licensing makes it a lot easier to justify GPL 
development at commercial software development companies.