On 13-03-09, at 05:39 , Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> wrote:
> The conversation below happened in public, but not on the OpenOffice public > lists. I believe it's good to record its outcome here on the OpenOffice dev > list too. Yes; thanks! > > Summary: > - Question from Jim Jagielski: "Is a contribution under ALv2 + MPL + LGPLv3+ > acceptable to both OpenOffice and LibreOffice (and Apache Software Foundation > and The Document Foundation)?" > - Answer by the OpenOffice PMC: "Yes (speaking for the OpenOffice project). > See http://openoffice.apache.org/contributing-code.html " Quite. > > No further discussion needed on the OpenOffice dev list. The ongoing > conversation can be read at: > http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ Thanks, Andrea, this is very useful. > > Regards, > Andrea. Best louis > > On 05/03/2013 Jim Jagielski wrote: >> >> On Mar 5, 2013, at 10:34 AM, Jim Jagielski<j...@jagunet.com> wrote: >> >>> So far, I've rec'd an answer from AOO... I'd appreciate >>> an answer from TDF as well. >>> >>> On Mar 4, 2013, at 11:39 AM, Jim Jagielski<j...@jagunet.com> wrote: >>> >>>> BTW, Please be sure that I'm on the CC list, so I get >>>> any and all responses :) >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mar 4, 2013, at 8:08 AM, Jim Jagielski<j...@jagunet.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello there. >>>>> >>>>> This Email is being directed to the 2 controlling bodies of >>>>> the Apache OpenOffice Project and LibreOffice (TDF). You will >>>>> notice that I am sending this from my non-ASF account. >>>>> >>>>> Recently, at various conferences, I have been approached by >>>>> numerous people, both 100% volunteer as well as more "corporate" >>>>> affiliated, wondering if it was OK for them to submit code, >>>>> patches and fixes to both AOO and LO at the same time. In >>>>> general, these people have code that directly patches LO >>>>> but they also want to dual-license the code such that it >>>>> can also be consumed by AOO even if it requires work and >>>>> modification for it to be committed to, and folded into, >>>>> the AOO repo. My response has always been that as the >>>>> orig author of their code/patches/whatever, they can >>>>> license their contributions as they see fit. However, >>>>> I have been told that they have rec'd word that such >>>>> dual-licensed code would not be accepted by, or acceptable >>>>> to, either the AOO project and/or LO and/or TDF and/or >>>>> the ASF. >>>>> >>>>> Therefore, I am asking for official confirmation from >>>>> both projects and both entities that both projectsSo >>>>> are fully OK with accepting code/patches/etc that >>>>> are licensed in such a way as to be 100% consumable >>>>> by both projects. For example, if I have a code patch >>>>> which is dual-licensed both under LGPLv3 and ALv2, that >>>>> such a patch would be acceptable to both LO and AOO. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you. >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
