On Jun 17, 2011, at 14:24, Clemens Lang wrote: > for my GSoC project, I would like to reuse code from Apple's cctools > package, in specific code from within otool[1]. > The package is dual-licensed[2] under APSL 2.0[3] and GPL 2[4]. Since > MacPorts is BSD-licensed and APSL 2.0 and BSD don't seem compatible (I'm > not an expert on licenses, correct me if I'm mistaken here) and GPL 2 is > definitely not BSD-compatible, is there a way I can reuse that code? > > I'm thinking of paragraph 4 in the APSL: > >> 4. Larger Works. You may create a Larger Work by combining Covered >> Code with other code not governed by the terms of this License and >> distribute the Larger Work as a single product. In each such instance, >> You must make sure the requirements of this License are fulfilled for >> the Covered Code or any portion thereof. > > Is it possible to use this code within MacPorts? Are there any > precedents for this case?
I am not a lawyer, and I don't think I understand all the implications of that license mumbo-jumbo. The standard advice is to talk to a lawyer. You might be able to get an answer from Apple's legal department. http://www.apple.com/legal/contacts.html I'm not sure which of the contacts on that page would be applicable, however. _______________________________________________ macports-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macports-dev
