Re: [eigen] Relicensing Eigen

[Keir Mierle <mierle@xxxxxxxxx>]

+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
>
>