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Ceki Gülcü <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Peter,
>
> Thanks for your reply. My question was really about the logical meaning of dual
> licensing. For example, assume that the GPL has requirements G1, G2, Gn and the
> APL has requirements A1, A2, ..., Am, does dual licensing mean:
>
> 1) All of G1, G2, .., Gn, A1, A2, ..., Am must be satisfied.
>
> 2) Either all of (G1, G2, ..., Gn) must be satisfied or all of (A1, A2, ..., Am)
> must be satisfied but not both group of conditions.
It is 2... You have to pick either the GPL or the APL.
> Interpretation 1 is the worst of both worlds. As such I don't think it would
> satisfy anybody, quite the contrary.
>
> Interpretation 2 is probably correct. What happens to derivative work licensed
> under GPL/APL? Must it be GPL/APL too? In particular, what happens to fresh code
> that links to the original GPL/APLed code...
>
> Doesn't dual licensing leave the door wide open for abuse? If tomcat were dual
> licensed, then one could usurp the tomcat label (by invoking GPL terms) and have
> code with a totally different license link with tomcat (by invoking APL
> terms). This situation is not logically equivalent to 2 but who is going to
> prove otherwise? Are you confused? I know I am. Ceki
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I don't understand this situation.... could you please explain?
Kevin
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