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- Subject: Re: [eigen] Relicensing Eigen
- From: Rohit Garg <rpg.314@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:12:43 -0400
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I would like to know the status of MPL's compatibility with both GPL2 and GPL3.
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Keir Mierle <mierle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> +dannyb
>
> Dan kindly offered to comment on this issue.
>
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Benoit Jacob <jacob.benoit.1@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>
>> Anyone wanting to help speed up this process, here is how you can help:
>>
>> Read the MPL2 text carefully and report here on exactly what is the
>> status of GPL compatibility, report if we need to do anything
>> non-default to enable GPL compatibility, and point to precise
>> sentences in the MPL2 text.
>>
>> Resources:
>> the MPL2: http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
>> the FAQ: http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/FAQ.html
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Benoit
>>
>> 2012/6/28 Marcus D. Hanwell <marcus.hanwell@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> > On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 2:54 PM, Rhys Ulerich <rhys.ulerich@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > wrote:
>> >>> OSS-knowledgeable lawyer
>> >>
>> >> Those are like doctors. Best to get a second opinion. Maybe a third
>> >> and fourth. :)
>> >>
>> > We have sought a few ourselves, and it is has been one of our main
>> > issues in using this. I don't know the exact time frame, but Benoit
>> > just recently posted an update on this.
>> >
>> > Virtually everything I do is released BSD, and in the business world
>> > the sheer size and complexity of the GPL licenses can be a real
>> > impediment to using libraries. It is great to see Eigen moving to a
>> > simpler license.
>> >
>> > Hopefully Benoit (or others) will be around with more details soon.
>> >
>> > Marcus
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
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Rohit Garg
http://rpg-314.blogspot.com/
Graduate Student
Applied and Engineering Physics
Cornell University