Peter Wehrfritz wrote: > Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri schrieb: > >> On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Michael Feiri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> Now, eCos is owned by the FSF and is licensed under the GPLv2 with a >>> linking exception that makes it completely non-viral. This exception is >>> more powerful than the LGPL, because the LGPL does require dynamic >>> linking or the distribution of linkable object files and additional >>> modification and reverse engineering rights. These obligations would >>> "infect" a project that would otherwise just use a non-viral GPLv2 with >>> linker exception. >>> >>> So I want to ask you to please consider keeping the core EFL components >>> and non-optional dependencies under the existing BSD-style license or >>> consider a non-viral copyleft like the GPLv2 with a linking exception in >>> oder to keep the EFL usable with eCos and similar free embedded >>> operating systems (FreeRTOS and RTEMS both use GPLv2 with linking >>> exceptions too). Dynamic linking is not an option for deeply embedded >>> operating systems. Often we dont even have a filesystem. >>> >>> >> I really doubt this will happen. I don't have much code in Eina so I'd >> agree with those that have and I guess they'll not like it, as you can >> read in the long thread. Basically because what matters is that we >> want to keep a healthy community, we want your code in exchange of >> ours. Why can you use my code and I can NOT use yours? That's the >> question, the problem and the license went in to solve that. If you >> give us your code, we give ours. >> >> > > You might also consider that, as soon as somebody wants to use ecore or > eet with OpenSSL, statically linking is not possible at all, because the > GPL and the LGPL are incompatible to the OpenSSL license. Funny how you > can shot yourself in the foot, with the choice of license. > >
Yes, huge gaping holes in what used to be rapidly advancing feet. But you're right about some things being "funny", like secret projects somewhere suddenly being inconvenienced, or worse still, the world's last and only hope for 'free' software being developed for use on the iPhone.. thrown away! Surely that alone should motivate every developer everywhere to move all their code to a bsd license. :) ____________________________________________________________ Click for free quote on refinancing your mortgage. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3m3eQ3WnXY6DOHOUFhNk7OknIeFmZig95u6Q6WJ9qVZF8h7y/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
