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		efdee on June 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Things you didn't know about GNU readline (2019) This is about using readline as a dependency in your own software. Because readline is GPL3, your software must also be GPL3.

kstrauser on June 26, 2024 | [–]

It's super easy not to download it and import it into your own code.

dwheeler on June 26, 2024 | [–]

No, you can bring GPLv3 code into software with other licenes such as the MIT license.

CRConrad on June 28, 2024 | [–]

Depends heavily on how you define "bring into", AFAICS.

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