[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'd like to distribute some software under the same trilicence as mozilla > (gpl/lgpl/mpl). > > I'd like to include two javascript files that are licenced under mpl only. So, > I would provide a LICENCE file, and tell something along the lines of: > every file in the project can be reused under the terms either of mpl or of > gpl > or of mpl. > except files a and b, which can be reused under the terms of mpl only.
This comment is posted in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY to the extent permitted by law; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ;) In the case above, your software cannot be distributed in binary form under GPL. This license requires each part of the product to be GPL-licensed, which is also known as GPL-contamination. You can still distribute parts of its source code under GPL. F.e. Mozilla patches MS CRT on windows, and that code isn't GPLed, but the rest is. However, this partial application of GPL doesn't make a lot of sense, if your product isn't usable without those 2 MPLed JavaScript files. MPL seems to be fine for both binary and source distribution. HTH. Cheers, -- Sergey Yanovich _______________________________________________ legal mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/legal
