Re: Is Sun's new license compatible with the MPL?

Henri Sivonen wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
>
>  Gervase Markham <[email protected]> wrote: >
>>(You cannot normally combine MPLed code and GPLed or LGPLed code.)
> 
> An LGPLed piece of software cannot, as far as I can tell, depend on 
> MPLed code, but I see no reason why MPLed C or C++ code could not depend 
> on LGPLed C or C++ code. In fact, Mozilla itself depends on GTK+ on X11 
> platforms, which is why I find the attitude towards libart very strange.

I used the word "combine", not "depend".

The relationship with GTK is different to that with libart, because GTK 
tends to ship with the OS, and we don't compile it in.

The underlying core of our licensing policy is that we'd like to be able 
to say to people wanting to use Mozilla code: "Are you happy with the 
MPL? If so, go ahead and use all our code. There's nothing more to worry 
about." So all core Mozilla code needs to be under a license which has 
the same restrictions, or less (like BSD) as the MPL.

Gerv