I think there are two issues here: [1] the section 2a requirement that limits the rights granted to the public distribution of libraries and [2] the licensor's intent to permit dynamic linking of the open source library with non-free software. If this is correct, then section 3 of the LGPL, which seems to allow an irreversible switch to the GPL, is not pertinent to the licensor's need.
Rod On Thu, 19 Jun 2003, Mark Rafn wrote: > On Wed, 18 Jun 2003, Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M. wrote: > > > : Am I the only one who thinks 2a and 2d are unacceptible? It violates > > : OSD#3 by limiting the type of derived work, > > > I think you have to evaluate the license in the context of what the author > > has told us about his purpose. > > I at least partially disagree. Open source licenses should be considered > by OSI in the context of open source software. > > > The GNU LGPL, for example, makes more sense when you consider its > > purpose. > > The LGPL made sense to me when I read LGPL section 3. Without that, I > very much hope it wouldn't be considered open source. > > > We are told that RSPL is intended to be used for libraries, which is > > similar to one the principle purposes of the GNU LGPL. The GNU LGPL is > > an OSD compliant and OSI-approved open source license. > > I have zero objection to RPI using the LGPL. In fact I heartily recommend > it, and I believe it meets their needs at this point if they simply add an > extra-license note that work submitted to RPI becomes the property of RPI. > > > Section 2a, of the RSPL, which states that "The modified work must itself be > > a software library" is identical to the GNU LGPL. Hence, no problem there. > > This requirement is problem in the LGPL, and a big problem in the RPSL. > It is no problem in the LGPL because LGPL section 3 makes it an optional > requirement. In the RPSL, it's an absolute requirement. You cannot take > restrictive bits of an open-source license, remove the permissive bits, > and expect the result to be considered open-source. > -- > Mark Rafn [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.dagon.net/> > -- > license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3 > -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
