On So, 15 Okt 2023, Tony Mechelynck wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 15, 2023 at 7:29 PM Lifepillar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Can code released under Vim license include third-party code released > > under GPLv2 or GPLv3? > > > > I have read that Vim license is "GPL-compatible", but it is not clear to > > me which way such compatibility works. > > > > Thanks for providing legal advice for free ;) > > Life > > I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV; but I believe that the > following (at the bottom of the ":help license" text) is relevant: > > - According to Richard Stallman the Vim license is GNU GPL compatible. > A few minor changes have been made since he checked it, but that should not > make a difference. > > - If you link Vim with a library that goes under the GNU GPL, this limits > further distribution to the GNU GPL. Also when you didn't actually change > anything in Vim. > > - Once a change is included that goes under the GNU GPL, this forces all > further changes to also be made under the GNU GPL or a compatible license. > > - If you distribute a modified version of Vim, you can include your name and > contact information with the "--with-modified-by" configure argument or the > MODIFIED_BY define. Thanks, that is also my understanding of the compatibility of the licenses. Thanks, Christian -- "Someone's been mean to you! Tell me who it is, so I can punch him tastefully." -- Ralph Bakshi's Mighty Mouse -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/ZSzwiYGTdj8mi2rF%40256bit.org.
