Hi, Sure, I could upgrade to MPL 2.0, but it will take a while (it's not one of my priorities).
Could you tell me what you are using H2 for? Regards, Thomas On Tuesday, February 11, 2014, Dan Halbert <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi - A little more than a year ago someone asked if the H2 MPL license > could be upgraded from MPL 1.1 to 2.0. MPL 2.0 is compatible with GPL, but > MPL 1.1 is not. > > Here's the discussion: > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/h2-database/lqKsP8xnzyQ/discussion > > At that time, Thomas suggested invoking the "auto-upgrade" clause of MPL > 1.1 that allows a redistributor of MPL 1.1 code to upgrade it to MPL 2.0. > However, it turns out upgrading the license that way does not make the > license GPL-compatible, because then Exhibit B of MPL 2.0 is invoked, which > declares that the work is "Incompatible with Secondary Licenses". (See > below.) > > We would like to distribute H2 with a bunch of GPL code. Thomas, would you > be willing to again consider updating the license to MPL 2.0? > > Thanks very much, > Dan > > --- > For details about why the redistribution upgrade doesn't create GPL > compatibility, see these links (I include the most relevant quotes from > each): > > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#MPL-2.0 > > "...Software under previous versions of the MPL can be upgraded to version > 2.0, but any software that isn't already available under one of the listed > GNU licenses must be marked as Incompatible With Secondary Licenses. This > means that software that's only available under previous versions of the > MPL is still incompatible with the GPL and AGPL." > > > > https://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/Revision-FAQ.html#upgrading-someone-elses-code > > "...If you received the code under only MPL 1.1, and not a combination of > the MPL plus a member of the GNU family of licenses (such as the Mozilla > Tri-License), then you must also add the text of Exhibit B to the license > header." > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "H2 Database" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:;>. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]<javascript:;> > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/h2-database. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "H2 Database" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/h2-database. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
