Thanks for the response. Licensing is incredible difficult when you get down to practical detalis.
Rephrasing the question: * Is a exception to a license acceptable for Google Code? * Any situation where the license is seen other than the project front page, requiring the license to be unmodified? As the exception in this case is more permissive than the standard license, it should not be an issue. If someone else is adapting the code they can remove the exception (unfortunately for me, I cannot merge back then). I believe I can handle the implications with a license exception for my code, also without a lawyer. It is not a commercial project. However, I have got the question a number of times, there are similar smaller projects that have the same issue. /Gerhard On Jul 25, 4:04 am, Chris DiBona <[email protected]> wrote: > I know you are thinking that you are asking for our permission for > something, but given the rights ownership issues that this presents, > I'm not going to say yea or nay here and suggest you consult a lawyer. > > Chirs > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Gerhard > > > > Olsson<[email protected]> wrote: > > > I plan to use GPL v3 with exceptions for a project that adds > > functionality to a non-free program, like described here: > >http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLPluginsInNF > > > I therefore need to add exceptions like this: > >http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#LinkingOverControlledInterface > > > The alternative would be to use LGPL, but it offers less protection. > > (the version is not specified even, but that may be OK due to the > > wording in LGPL 2.1 vs LGPL 3) > > > Is this possible on Google Code or is using GPLv3 propagating the code > > everywhere in the sense that other users only see the major revision? > > Or is this a non-issue as the exception can be removed at will by > > other users? (adding exceptions are not possible without copyright > > owners permission though) > > > Gerhard > > -- > Open Source Programs Manager, Google Inc. > Google's Open Source and Developer programs can be found > athttp://code.google.com > Personal Site and Weblog:http://dibona.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hosting at Google Code" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
