[m-dev.] diff: incorporating lp_solve in the distribution

[Tyson Richard DOWD]

Fergus Henderson wrote:
> Tyson Richard DOWD, you wrote:
> > Fergus Henderson wrote:
> > > Tyson, can you tell me whether the COPYING file for lp_solve shown below
> > > meets the Debian distribution requirements?
> > 
> > No way. This is not a free license.
> 
> I had a feeling you were going to say that...
> 
> > I should point out that my vigilence on licences isn't just with
> > regard to Debian - if the Mercury distribution is encumbered with 
> > a stack of different licenses, people can't freely redistribute
> > Mercury, or use it freely. 
> ...
> > I would have to vote against this diff.
> 
> Agreed.

To clarify this point - if you want to release a beta very soon, than this
isn't a big problem. If putting it in extras is not a big problem, we
should probably try to do it before then, but it won't cause big
problems.

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