Re: License clarifications

On 08/08/2011 04:33 AM, Florian Weimer wrote:
> It seems that Cryptlib's license is not GPL-compatible at all, despite
> what the web site says: the bignum implementation is licensed under the
> OpenSSL license, which is considered GPL-incompatible for historic
> reasons (it's similar to the four-clause BSD license).

it's more than bn/, crypt/ is also under the OpenSSL license, as i
reported here:

 https://www.debian-administration.org/users/dkg/weblog/74

> Apparently, the Sleepycat license was amended to clarify its application
> to SaaS configurations, in the spirit of the Affero GPL.  The GPL,
> version 3, requires that licensees are permitted to redistribute covered
> works to SaaS providers and subcontractors, provided that the recipients
> do not receive any rights under copyright.  With a broad interpretation
> of redistribution, the Sleepycat license would not allow this and thus
> constitute a further restriction, making it incompatible with the GPLv3.
> (This is a defect in the GPLv3, which is no longer a strong copyleft
> license.)

I don't understand this particular critique of the intersection between
sleepycat and GPLv3, though i suppose this list is probably the wrong
place to have the discussion.  if you want to send me a pointer for more
reading off-list, i'd appreciate it.

> I don't think those licensing aspects are that important because we're
> still covered by the free license, but perhaps it's possible to clarify
> the licensing situation in some way.

I agree that a clarification would be good.

	--dkg

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