On Fri, Aug 19, 2005 at 07:23:48PM +0200, Joerg Schilling wrote: > Stephen Lau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Not all BSD style licenses are compatible with the GPL: > > >>http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#OrigBSD > > >> > > >>If you read that whole FAQ, you can see that the GPL has problems with a > > >>lot of licensing systems. You can also see that there are ways to gain > > >>compatibility, such as the dual license scheme you mentioned, or by > > >>ensuring that the GPL code is not linked or dynamically loaded into a > > >>program with an incompatible license. You are right though that there > > >>hasn't been a comprehensive explanation of how the GPL is incompatible > > >>with the CDDL though. > > > > > > > > > It is not possible at all to include GPL code into a BSD project of > > > any BSDl flavor. So it depends on the person who likes to take and the > > > person > > > who gives..... > > > > > > Jörg > > > > > > > And the person who sues... ;-) > > OK, then I should ad the note that from my understanding, BSD code cannot > even be legally included in GPL projects. The only reason why it is possible > is that it is tolerated by the copyright holders.
Huh ? The BSD licence says take my code and make whatever you like with it, so if you can make proprietary code out of it, you can also make GPLed code out of it. Friendly, Sven Luther _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
