Re: MPL code --> LGPL project

rigidus <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.mozilla.license
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Thanks for the answer :-)

Gervase Markham wrote:

> rigidus wrote:
>> I'm new to MPL and I would have a question related to a licensing issue.
>> :-)
>> 
>> There is a library project that I'd like to redistribute and include in
>> my LGPL-licensed project as a subproject,
> 
> What do you mean by "as a subproject"? Do you mean make it part of the
> LGPLed library, or have it as an additional library?

I'll fork that project, rewrite a part of it, then be merged to my
LGPL-licensed library, finally they will be distributed as one single
project.

>> The original project is under either MPL or a modified BSD license
>> and I'm not sure whether it's possible or not.
> 
> You can incorporate software under a BSD licence into LGPLed software,
> as long as you obey the terms of the licence. I would use that option
> rather than the MPL.

Excellent! :-)

So, (just for confirmation) does it mean if I incorporate it with my project
and it will be LGPLed, I'll be able to exchange code between them vise
versa if I hold the original copyright notice and etc. included the BSDL?
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