Hello Ilya, > I am watching the GenodeOS for quite some time. A while ago I started a > port of Erlang language to genode.
interesting! > Erlang is licensed under ASFv2. In > order to compile it under GenodeOS it needs a c library. > please clarify how it would be possible to combine ASF and AGPL. The Apache Software License v2 is compatible to AGPLv3. That means you are in principle even allowed to copy code ASFv2 code into a AGPLv3 code. The result would be AGPLv3. You cannot, however, copy AGPLv3 code into ASFv2 code. That said, as a matter of license hygiene, mixing code of different licenses in the same source code files should be avoided whenever possible. Even if licenses are compatible, such practice is generally not in the interest of the original author. E.g., imagine an author who once published some code under a liberal (MIT/BSD) license and later rediscovers the exact code as part of a file with a strong copyleft license. So the original author cannot legally backport bugfixes of his/her own work into the original liberally licensed code. This would leave a bitter taste. Combining ASFv2 code with AGPLv3 code as "independent modules" is not a problem at all. ASFv2 is both approved by OSI and listed as a Free Software license by the FSF. As expressed by our linking exception clause, we have absolutely no concern about combining such code with Genode. Was I able to clarify your question? Cheers Norman -- Dr.-Ing. Norman Feske Genode Labs http://www.genode-labs.com · http://genode.org Genode Labs GmbH · Amtsgericht Dresden · HRB 28424 · Sitz Dresden Geschäftsführer: Dr.-Ing. Norman Feske, Christian Helmuth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ genode-main mailing list genode-main@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/genode-main
