Re: [eigen] Relicensing Eigen

[Benoit Jacob <jacob.benoit.1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Daniel. This is a tremendously useful reply and confirms what I
thought. I was also wondering if there were any issues on the GPL side
of things, but from your reply I assume that that is not the case.

Cheers,
Benoit

2012/6/28 Daniel Berlin <dannyb@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> I'm also happy to put you in touch with Luis Villa, who was
> responsible for much of the MPLv2 process
>
> There are only two cases i'm aware of in which MPLv2 is GPL incompatible.
> 1. The author of the code has attached a notice stating the code is
> "incompatible with secondary licenses", under section 1.5 (using the
> notice in Exhibit B, as per section 10.4)
>
> 2. The original code is MPL 1.1, you use section 6.2 of the MPL 1.1 to
> use the code under the terms of "any subsequent version of this
> license", and the original code was not dual licensed to make it GPL
> compatible.  This is also covered by section 1.5.
>
> So without doing anything, unless you fall into situation 2, or have
> code that falls into situation 1, MPLv2 is a GPL compatible license,
> because it allow distribution under the terms of a Secondary license
> (defined in section 1.12), per section 3.3
>
>
> 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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