On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 2:25 PM, Justin Mclean <jus...@classsoftware.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Changing subject so not to pollute the Singa VOTE thread.
>
> So it seem the GPL with this special exception are OK to distribute. [3][4]
>
> Looks like our documentation may need to be updated/clarified in a couple of
> places.
>
> For instance:
> - The "GNU Free For All” license is not listed as a Category A license [1]
> - Special exceptions to the GPL are not allowed [2]. Except for this special
> exception that is!
> - When distributing GPL software with this exception do we need to mention so
> in LICENSE? Do we also need to distribute GPL text in COPYING as indicated in
> the header text?
> - Should the text under the built tools question mention GPL with this
> special exception as OK? [3]
This is very serendipitous, since I was about to send a very similar question
asking whether it would be kosher for HAWQ to ship the following folder:
https://github.com/apache/incubator-hawq/tree/master/config
To make this story even more interesting: this folder has bee lifter pretty
much verbatim from PostgreSQL release tarball. I guess it means that
PostgreSQL community feels it is kosher to have it in an otherwise
PostgreSQL licensed release.
Thanks,
Roman.
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