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- Subject: Re: [eigen] Eigen and GPL
- From: Gael Guennebaud <gael.guennebaud@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 22:25:43 +0200
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There is practical guide there:
http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/combining-mpl-and-gpl.html
Since you're not going to modify Eigen's source code, you have nothing
special to do!
cheers,
gael
On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Mark <mark.ortmann85@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> I have already read the thread "MPL2 is really compatible with GPL/LGPL",
> yet I am still unsure about how to proceed.
>
> I want to use Eigen (and only Eigen) within a GPL 2 licensed software, which
> has been available for a long time and we cannot change the license (or
> "extend" it).
>
> According to http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/FAQ.html Q14 requirement 1 is
> met by Eigen. However, we are not yet using any other GPL licensed third
> party library, therefore I am not sure if we fulfill requirement 2.
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1. Can I combine Eigen within my GPL 2 software?
> 2. Do I have to change/modify my license?
> 3. How do I meet requirement 3 of Q 14 (MPL/FAQ)?
> 4. Do I have to add a license file (as in Eigen COPYING.*)?
>
> Please note I am not intending to modify any of the Eigen source code and
> would really love to use this library within my software.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Mark