Re: Combining GPL and BSD/CeCILL/whatever

2005-03-24 Thread MJ Ray
Jarno Elonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This doesn't specify which parts were originally under which license but 1) > it > would be impossible anyway given that they're all mingled and 2) does it > really matter as GPL insists licensing the whole bunch under GPL? Yes, it does matter, as you a

Re: Combining GPL and BSD/CeCILL/whatever

2005-03-24 Thread Jarno Elonen
> > Do you mean you don't know which bits have whose copyright? Yow! > > That's not particularly hard or unusual; just merge two people's code > together and let it go through a year or two of refactoring. Yes, this's the kind of scenario I was thinking of. What do you think of the following form

Re: Combining GPL and BSD/CeCILL/whatever

2005-03-23 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Wed, Mar 23, 2005 at 11:23:29PM +, MJ Ray wrote: > Jarno Elonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If I have a package that combines MIT/BSD-new code and GPL code, shall I > > include both license texts or simply replace the BSD text (save the > > copyright notice) with a GPL blurp? > > Incl

Re: Combining GPL and BSD/CeCILL/whatever

2005-03-23 Thread MJ Ray
Jarno Elonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I have a package that combines MIT/BSD-new code and GPL code, shall I > include both license texts or simply replace the BSD text (save the > copyright notice) with a GPL blurp? Include both, in my opinion. > (And in case that's too easy, what if th

Re: Combining GPL and BSD/CeCILL/whatever

2005-03-23 Thread Jarno Elonen
> Please try http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html first. I have, and it didn't really help -- see below. Moreover, there were no contact information for license questions and even if there were, I think the answers might be too GPL centric and/or biased. > I think you need to ask: What is c

Re: Combining GPL and BSD/CeCILL/whatever

2005-03-18 Thread MJ Ray
Jarno Elonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to get some clarifications on how to interpret GPL's > derivations-must-also-be-licensed-under-GPL feature and similar demands in > other licenses. Namely: [...] Please try http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html first. > My understanding is t

Combining GPL and BSD/CeCILL/whatever

2005-03-16 Thread Jarno Elonen
Hi, I'd like to get some clarifications on how to interpret GPL's derivations-must-also-be-licensed-under-GPL feature and similar demands in other licenses. Namely: If have, say, a BSD-new or CeCILL licensed piece of code that is used in a GPL'd program by... 1) dynamically linking it into