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Autor: intrigeri
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To: Chris Marusich
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Hi Chris,

> Chris Marusich:
>> I've noticed that this release's LICENSE file contains the text of
>> version 2 of the GNU GPL. However, it isn't clear if the software is
>> available under "just the GPLv2", or "the GPLv2 or any later version".
>> Can you clarify which of these is the intended interpretation?


README.md seems to suggest it's GPL v2 only. That's how I've
interpreted it for the Debian packaging.

>> For this
>> purpose, it would be helpful if the MAT source files contained the GPL
>> header explicitly, as suggested in the section titled "How to Apply
>> These Terms to Your New Programs" in LICENSE file.


It seems to me that README.md does exactly that.

>> I've also noticed that MAT's website displays the following notice:


>> Current status


>> The MAT maintenance and development is currently on hold, mostly for
>> health reasons. I might go back to it at some point in the future.


>> The current version might have bugs, and doesn't work on Python3:
>> Please avoid using it.


>> What is the current status of MAT? Is it still being developed?


Someone took over maintenance a while ago (see the archives of this
mailing list) but they've not been very active since. I'll let them
elaborate here if they wish :)

>> Do you
>> still believe that users should avoid using it, and if so, why?


Personally, I think that users who need it should use it as AFAIK
there's nothing better around there anyway.

Cheers,
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intrigeri