Cool, I'll take it up the Apache folks before I start that project. This page on the Apache website <https://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-a> is pretty clear that BSD licensed code may be included in an Apache project.
-adam On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 3:13 PM Gregory Nutt <spudan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Re: using a BSD driver, I didn't get what you mean about bringing in > > 3rd party code– it's BSD licensed, my understanding is that it can be > > brought in. Is that wrong? > > You will need to discuss with Justin. We have talked about this > numerous times and still don't have any idea what is required. You will > never get an ICLA or an SGA from business that have now no financial > reason to do such a legal thing. No good attorney would every recommend > that. There is no defined criterion for documenting what "getting > permission from the copyright holder means." > > So as far as I know projects like SocketCAN which a good contributor has > worked so hard on is stuck in limbo. And other people are circumventing > the requirements by downloading code at build time. > > You guess is as good as mine how and open source project is supposed to > use fully compatible code. I wish I knew and I wish I could help people > who want to make contributions. But I don't. > > > -- Adam Feuer <a...@starcat.io>
