Re: License policy and Apache

Mirko Boehm <[email protected]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:39:41 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.kde.licensing
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On Dec 13, 2012, at 10:48, Sune Vuorela <[email protected]> wrote:

>> With that in mind, there is no reason not to accept Apache if we accept =
>> BSD. What do you guys think?
> 
> Currently we have been aiming for gplv2+ compatibility in all
> application code, which the mit/x11/3-clause-bsd licenses all fulfill.
> 
> I like that we stay gplv2+ compatbile.

Just wondering what the point of that is for new application code?

When reusing application code in frameworks, I assume we would relicense it under LGPL. AFAIK, Apache allows for that.

Cheers, 

Mirko.
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