On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 12:23:51PM -0400, Michael Sweet wrote: > The license exception is there specifically so that MacOS and Darwin > developers can link against libcupsimage or derive their own code > from various parts of CUPS without worrying about the GPL or > licensing CUPS themselves. The wording should not (and I don't
What does the linking exception give them, since the library is already LGPL? Is it just to ease the Apple lawyers, as Jeff suggested? > see how it does) restrict use in any way - it just provides > relaxed licensing terms when using it on one platform, with the > rest enjoying the GPL/LGPL licensing CUPS has used for a while. > (I would guess that would make the CUPS license a BSD/GPL/LGPL-like > license... :) For the sample filters and backends, could this be given to everyone (BSD-license), or is there too much real code in there? Sample code is often licensed more loosely than other code. Could someone fork CUPS and remove that exception from the fork? I think that would be needed for GPL-compatibility (Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]). -- Glenn Maynard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
