Github user srowen commented on the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/incubator-spark/pull/575#issuecomment-35842122
@fommil ASF is silent on the MPL:
http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-a
But Mozilla says it's compatible with AL2:
http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/license-policy.html
Given the nature of the MPL, I suspect there is no issue. But IANAL.
Sam you see what happens when you poke the hornet's nest! I can tell you
have pointed opinions about licensing, and encourage you argue the case as long
as you care to. The squabble is unlikely to conclude with ASF beards saying
"LGPL is cool".
I suggest filing a calm second JIRA to ask if there is any official stance
on MPL, as that may solve the issue. (Want me to do it?)
If not, I think Spark should just go with a different library.
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