Maximilian Gaß <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Le Jeu. Sep. 04 07:52:06 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : > > [...] > > This licence is known to be fine for main, but contains the key phrase > > "You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' > > exercise of the rights granted herein" in section 10. So, I think > > that if the other licence contains any restrictions to copying not > > already in LGPL-2.1 then we can't satisfy both licences at the same > > time and so have no permission to copy it. > > [...] > > > II - The software can be freely copied and passed to > > > third parties on condition that they accept the terms > > > of this user licence which should always accompany the > > > software unchanged. > > > > So it requires acceptance of Genicorp GPL, which is a restriction not > > present in LGPL-2.1 as far as I saw, so we can't satisfy both > > licences, so we have no permission. > > Hmmm... But, as long as nothing in the Genicorp GPL restricts any right > granted in LGPL-2.1, acceptance of Genicorp GPL should not be regarded > as a "restriction".
The above makes it clear that it's a restriction. The "may <do foo> on condition that <do bar>" is a restriction on doing foo. The specific condition, "[the recipient] accept the terms of this user license", is a restriction not in the LGPL-2.1. The condition expressed above is, I assume, part of the terms and conditions for the work under discussion. So, that's an additional restriction not present in the LGPL-2.1, and thus the distributor is breaching the LGPL-2.1 terms by adding this restriction. The result is a work that has conflicting license terms, which under the LGPL terms results in a work to which the recipient has no license. > A recipient who accepts both the LGPL and an LGPL-compatible licence > doesn't lose any right granted by the LGPL, isn't it ? That's correct, AIUI. -- \ “We have to go forth and crush every world view that doesn't | `\ believe in tolerance and free speech.” —David Brin | _o__) | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
