Re: [Pharo-project] [squeak-dev] Re: [smalltalk-research] Re: [Esug-list] Google Summer Of Code 2010 news!!!
"Yanni" == Yanni Chiu <yanni@rogers.com> writes:
Yanni> GLORP is LGPL, with a subsequently added explanation of how the the Yanni> license should be interpreted in a Smalltalk context. INAL, but this Yanni> still seems muddy, since it's unclear whether or not the author's Yanni> interpretation and intentions would override the actual license, which Yanni> is LGPL. Or, is it the case that the actual license is LGPL + author Yanni> addendums - gah, another license mess. And I believe some heavyweights (with actual lawyers they paid) have already weighed in that the LGPL is equivalent to the *GPL* in a Smalltalk context, so unless the code is explicitly dual-licensed with a more permissive license as well, it taints the entire distro. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <merlyn@stonehenge.com> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Smalltalk/Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/ for Smalltalk and Seaside discussion
"Randal" == Randal L Schwartz <merlyn@stonehenge.com> writes:
Randal> And I believe some heavyweights (with actual lawyers they paid) have Randal> already weighed in that the LGPL is equivalent to the *GPL* in a Randal> Smalltalk context, so unless the code is explicitly dual-licensed with Randal> a more permissive license as well, it taints the entire distro. Here's the reference: http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/squeak-dev/2008-January/124027.h... -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <merlyn@stonehenge.com> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Smalltalk/Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/ for Smalltalk and Seaside discussion
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