[tex-live] Ghostscript is now GPL

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Mon Jun 19 14:13:18 CEST 2006


Martin Schröder wrote:

> apparently Artifex has changed the license of GhostScript from AFPL to
> GPL; at least the current version (8.54) was also released as GPL.
> 
> See http://www.ghostscript.com/doc/GPL/gpl854.htm and
> http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/74347

They've always released both AFPL and GPL versions in the past.  I think
this is simply following suit (ie, the GPL version is released later than
that the AFPL edition).

-- Rex



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