>is the following addition to the MPL/GPL/LGPL boilerplate OK for new
>files in existing Seamonkey modules ("Mozilla.org code"), reflecting the
>fact that I'm not AOL ;-P ?
>Quick answer appreciated, since I'd like this code to get into 1.0.
>Thanks in advance.
>Ben
>/*
> * Unlike stated in the License, this License shall be governed by
> * German law provisions. Any litigation relating to this License shall be
> * subject to German jurisdiction.
> * Once Covered Code has been published under a particular version of the
> * License, You may always continue to use it under the terms of that
>version.
> * The Initial Developer and no one else has the right to modify the terms
> * applicable to Covered Code created under this License.
> */
This came up before with the previous copying permissions
for Python 2. The Free Software Foundation stated that it believed
that this sort of "choice of law" restriction would constitute an
additional restriction prohibited by section 6 of the GPL. I think
the case would also be the same for the LGPL. If that is true, then
you are really only giving the recipients of this software the
option to distribute under your modified *MPL*, if that is
legal.
Also, you might want to think about what would happen
if somebody wanted to comingle a contribution that was covered
by a similar additional choice of law restriction, but one specifying
a different choice.
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