> another problem is the fact that to implement the OJI interface, you
> need to subclass netscape's NPL XPCOM stuff. This creates a
> derivative work, which again must be places under the NPL. Now you've
> got NPL and GPL licenses on different pieces of the same distribution.
> This is bad.
This is all frustrating, but whining (as I have been doing!) about it
here amongst ourselves probably won't help. Can we do anything?
Are EFF and Netscape trying to work out these issues? Do they not know
that it is an issue? Do they not think it's important enough? Do they
not think it's a reasonable desire to have these projects work together
in a more free sense? Is there any way we can get them to work together
to make their licenses more compatible for this kind of redistribution?
Perhaps all that would be required would be more flexible licensing of
the OJI interface?
Chris
