Re: OpenOffice 2.0 chooses HSQLDB as embedded database

Tobias Downer <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.db.mckoi
Message-ID <[email protected]>
An LGPL library which includes Mckoi (under the GPL) would effectively 
have the same rights/restrictions as the GPL in its combined form.  You 
would be able to redistribute it, but not in an proprietary (non-GPL 
compatible) application.

Toby.

Geert Bevin wrote:

> Tobias, so an LGPL application is allowed to redistribute a binary form 
> of McKoi? Since LGPL allows proprietary applications to include the 
> library without being open-sourced, what happens when they include the 
> LGPL application that happens to include the GPLed McKoi?
> 
> On 07 Jan 2005, at 00:24, Tobias Downer wrote:
> 
>> Mckoi may be used freely with any other software under any license.  
>> The restrictions with the GPL come into effect when you distribute the 
>> combined work.  If you distribute an application with a GPL component, 
>> such as Mckoi, then the rest of the product must also be released 
>> under an open source GPL compatible license.  GPL compatible licenses 
>> include modified BSD, LGPL, etc.  You can find a complete list of GPL 
>> compatible licenses at 
>> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#GPLCompatibleLicenses.
>>
>> You can use Mckoi in a non-GPL product but you need to be careful.  
>> Also note that if you ask the end-user to install Mckoi separately 
>> then obviously there is no limitation on the type of license you use.
>>
>> Toby.
>>
>> John Zoetebier wrote:
>>
>>> Toby,
>>> Can you please confirm the intentions you or Diehl have with regard 
>>> to the GPL licensing ?
>>> Until now it looked to me I could use McKoi as a database in a non 
>>> GPL product ?
>>> Regards,



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