Legal says "yes", it's possible for someone to create an OpenSolaris
fork based solely on GPLv3, then make GPLv3-only changes to it which we
wouldn't be able to take back.
Stephen Harpster wrote:
It's a really good question. I don't know. I'm waiting to hear from
legal.......
(And this is why we're having this conversation in the open!)
Alan Burlison wrote:
Danek Duvall wrote:
Stephen (or Jonathan and Rich via Stephen), what are the problems
you're
trying to solve with such a licensing change? Are there any, or are
you
just tossing it up in the air to see where it comes down, and what
people
say, positive or negative?
I think it's difficult to evaluate such a proposal without the
context of
"why are we doing this?" and will result in a load of unfocused
discussion,
which is what I think we're seeing so far.
I also think it would be helpful if there was an explanation of the
legal consequences of such a dual-licensing approach, for example is
the concern (expressed by several people) that one of the licenses
could be "ripped out" well-founded or not?
--
Stephen Harpster
Director, Open Source Software
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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