Frank Siebenlist <frank.siebenl...@gmail.com> writes: > There is one more important difference between EPL and GPL/LGPL that > we should be aware off: > > You cannot copy snippets out of Philip's LGPL'ed code and use them in > your own EPL'ed code.
This is a true and is, indeed, a risk. Most of the code in tawny is not that much use, I suspect, outside of the immediate context of the library; in a sense, it's not really a library, more an end user application. If there is stuff in it which is generic enough that others wish to use, and that is of general use, I would be happy enough to spin it out as an independent library. > For me, one of the great benefits of all the EPL'ed clojure libraries out > there is, that I've freely borrowed and stolen many functions and snippets > from libraries of coders much smarter than me… Just so; although I generally prefer LGPL or GPL all things being equal, in this case my reason for choosing this license (which I did carefully) was for consistency with the libraries that I am using. The OWL API is doing most of the work under the hood is LGPL. The two reasons I offer are dual LGPL/Apache, and Apache so that was an option also. In gaining this consistency, I lost it with Clojure. Still, it's always better to use a library than copy the code, and this is still allowable; hopefully, therefore, this should not be a problem. > This is just an observation and warning, and I do not want to engage in any > religious open source licensing argument… Indeed; they do tend to be drag a bit, as most people already have their opinions, so it's a bit pointless. Sadly, the legal issues cannot be avoided, and it's good that you point out the consequences of this. Phil -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
