Paul Jakma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Jul 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Assuming that is the case, what would be the point of changing from CDDL?
>
> Well the advantages, presuming it were possible and without
> consideration of any potential disadvantages, might be:
>
> - wider licence compatibility of OpenSolaris with other codebases. At
> present one can not combine GPL and CDDL code, even though the CDDL
> would permit it[1].
This is wrong:
The GPL is an asymmetric license. It only (usually) disallows to use GPLd code
from inside a non-GPL project.
The GPPL however allows to use code of _any_ license from a GPL project.
Just carefully read GPL §2 (first sentence) and GPL §2b)
Mkisofs is e.g. a GPLd project. It uses libscg and libschily which are both
under CDDL. As this fact does not make libscg/libschily derived works
from mkisofs, there is no problem with this combination.
> - good PR for Sun amongst general Unix and free software communities.
> - eliminates a "FUD point"
The problem is that the FUD is that you cannot combine CDDL & GPL code...
> Depends on the disadvantages I guess. Hard to say really until the
> GPLv3 exists.
While it is is unclear what the GPLv3 allows you in addition
to GPLv2, the GPLv2 is clear about what you may do..
> 1. It is possible to combine CDDL with GPL code, where the GPL
> copyright holder grants an exception.
Why do you write this?
Do you believe that we need GPL code for OpenSolaris?
The other direction of code flow is already permitted
and using GPLd code from OpenSolaris may also possible in case that
OpenSolaris will not become a "derived work" from the GPLd
code.
Jörg
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