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- Subject: Re: [eigen] Relicensing Eigen
- From: Daniel Berlin <dannyb@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:22:53 -0400
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Except in the two edge cases I mentioned, MPLv2 is explicitly
compatible with "GNU General Public License, Version 2.0, the GNU
Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1, the GNU Affero General
Public License, Version 3.0, or any later versions of those licenses."
Neither of those edge cases should apply to Eigen's case.
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Rohit Garg <rpg.314@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Rohit Garg
>
> http://rpg-314.blogspot.com/
>
> Graduate Student
> Applied and Engineering Physics
> Cornell University
>
>