On 11/12/2009 05:57 AM, Gianluca Sforna wrote: > Hi, > I'm having a look at packaging ChemDoodle Web Components, a Javascript > set of classes to manage chemical structures in web pages. > Now, the license is GPLv3+ but they have an additional exception detailed in: > http://web.chemdoodle.com/installation.php#license > > """ > As a special exception to the GPL, any HTML file which merely makes > function calls to this code, and for that purpose includes it by > reference, shall be deemed a separate work for copyright law purposes. > If you modify this code, you may extend this exception to your version > of the code, but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to > do so, delete this exception statement from your version. > > This means that your websites do NOT need to be released under GPL > even if you call the ChemDoodle Web Components library. > """ > > Now the questions: > 1. Isn't that exception just redundant? I can't really see how an HTML > could ever be considered a derivative work of some javascript code Probably, but it isn't harmful. > 2. in case it is really relevant, what should be put in the License > filed of the spec file? # Exception to GPLv3: # As a special exception to the GPL, any HTML file which merely makes # function calls to this code, and for that purpose includes it by # reference, shall be deemed a separate work for copyright law purposes. # If you modify this code, you may extend this exception to your version # of the code, but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to # do so, delete this exception statement from your version. License: GPLv3+ with exceptions ~spot _______________________________________________ Fedora-legal-list mailing list Fedora-legal-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legal-list
