Linked by Andrew Youll on Sat 20th Aug 2005 09:21 UTC
Sun Microsystems has set up its first department dedicated Open-Source software, in anticipation of more Sun Microsystems code being opened up to the public.
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RE: GPL-only zealots everywhere
by Mark Williamson on Sat 20th Aug 2005 16:18
in reply to "GPL-only zealots everywhere"
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Actually, you can combine GPL code with other licenses so long as they don't impose any *additional* restrictions over the GPL's provisions. e.g. 3 clause BSD license, MIT license (I think), public domain code, other licenses. You don't have to relicense those portions, you just distribute the *aggregate* work according to the terms of the GPL.
The new Apache license includes restrictions regarding patents that are GPL incompatible (although the FSF think these are a good idea and are talking to ASF about resolving these compatibility issues, IIRC).
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It's boring now! The GPL
- is not the only OSI-approved free OSS license
- does not allow combining code with anything else than GPL code, not even Apache or Mozilla
- does not protect OSS authors from being sued for patent infringement, which the MPL, the CDDL and some other licenses do
Learn it now: Being dedicated to OSS means being dedicated to OSS and not to GNU. GNU is not a synonyme for OSS and GNU is not allowed to claim OSS for itself.