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."
>
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