Need clarification on the license exception
"Hardy, Allan" <[email protected]> Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:20:18 -0400
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Firstly, as an FYI, I am getting DNS errors while trying to access the links at the Gnu site (http://www.gnu.org/software/ccrtp/)
They all seem to point to a url with 'wiki' as a prefix - "http://wiki.gnutelephony.org<http://wiki.gnutelephony.orghttp:/wiki.gnutelephony.org/index.php/GNU_ccRTP>" and that doesn't work
Ok, my question is on licensing. The license has an exception clause, basically for linking so that other software using this are excepted from the GPL licensing reciprocity.
"As a special exception, you may use this file as part of a free software library without restriction. Specifically, if other files instantiate templates or use macros or inline functions from this file, or you compile this file and link it with other files to produce an executable, this file does not by itself cause the resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License. This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why the executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License."
My question is about the scope of this exception, what does 'as part of a free software library' mean? Was the intent to only have ccRTP only work with other FOSS products? Other 'free software'?
If we include ccRTP into a deliverable to US Gov, under a standard Gov purpose license, was that intended to be allowed?
(this wouldn't be a general commercial software, but a specialized solution built for US Gov agency)
Please advise, we are trying to do the right thing by your intention
Allan Hardy
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<p class=3DMsoNormal>Firstly, as an FYI, I am getting DNS errors while tryi=
ng to
access the links at the Gnu site (<a href=3D"http://www.gnu.org/software/cc=
rtp/">http://www.gnu.org/software/ccrtp/</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>They all seem to point to a url with ‘wiki’=
; as a
prefix - <span lang=3DEN>"<a
href=3D"http://wiki.gnutelephony.orghttp:/wiki.gnutelephony.org/index.php/G=
NU_ccRTP">http://wiki.gnutelephony.org</a>"
and that doesn’t work<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN>Ok, my question is on licensing. =
The
license has an exception clause, basically for linking so that other softwa=
re
using this are excepted from the GPL licensing reciprocity.<o:p></o:p></spa=
n></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>“As a special exception, you may use this file a=
s part
of a free software library without restriction. Specifically, if othe=
r
files instantiate templates or use macros or inline functions from this fil=
e,
or you compile this file and link it with other files to produce an executa=
ble,
this file does not by itself cause the resulting executable to be covered b=
y
the GNU General Public License. This exception does not however
invalidate any other reasons why the executable file might be covered by th=
e
GNU General Public License.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>My question is about the scope of this exception, what=
does ‘as
part of a free software library’ mean? Was the inte=
nt
to only have ccRTP only work with other FOSS products? Other ‘f=
ree
software’? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>If we include ccRTP into a deliverable to US Gov, unde=
r a
standard Gov purpose license, was that intended to be allowed?<o:p></o:p></=
p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>(this wouldn’t be a general commercial software,=
but a
specialized solution built for US Gov agency)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Please advise, we are trying to do the right thing by =
your
intention<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Allan Hardy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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