If we want to integrate any new code produced by the Harmany effort into
any of the existing projects, many of which are under the GPL or only
accept code compatible with the GPL, and since the Apache Incubator
terms allow modern BSD, MIT/X or MIT/W3C terms I think that is probably
the best we can do for now. But as said before if we can (ab)use the
Harmony project to get a strong signal to BOTH the FSF and ASF to fix
any remaining incompatabilities between (L)GPL and ASL then lets do
that!
Unless I am mistaken, Apache licensed code will never be able to 'legally' import GPL code.
The logic behind this -
GPL code can can import BSD, MIT, X11, W3C (etc) code but cannot currently Apache licensed. That may well be worked out with an revision to the Apache Software License 2.0.
BSD (etc) is not currently able to import GPL licensed code.
Why would Apache licensed code be any different even if the current issue were worked thru?
Its the lack of a reciprocal arrangement on legal/allowed importing that is the long term blocker on ASF / FSF cooperation.
- Paul
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