Re: sqlite3

[Alfred M. Szmidt]

   > The sqlite non-license (it says public domain) status might be
   > problematic, since to get a proper license would require the FSF to
   > buy one explicitly.  Richard or someone would have to check how that
   > would work out.

   Fedora is in the process of moving from *db to sqlite3 for the RPM
   package format (or changed recently:
   https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Sqlite_Rpmdb), for instance, so I
   don't think there's any license problems here.

The sqlite lack of license is not the sole issue, there is a
requirement on copyright assignments / disclaimers, all those things
need to be examined first.

Fedora and GNU also have different goals, different guidelines and
different policies.  If adding something that would be such a
significant dependency that it would be part of GNU Emacs one needs to
take into consideration based on GNU policies, and not on Fedoras.