This would seem like a really nice addition to our repository, alas, it'd appear that upstream's current license is invalid (GPLv3, but code is based on Netbeans which is CDDL/GPLv2) http://www.kogics.net/sf:kojo -- Michel ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michel Alexandre Salim <salimma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 12:54 PM Subject: Licensing query To: feedback@xxxxxxxxxx Hi, I'm looking at Kojo with interest -- having been a teaching assistant for several years, and a fan of both the original LOGO language and functional programming, it seems like a really useful pedagogical tool. I do have some concern about the license Kojo is made available under, however. As far as I can tell, Netbeans is dual-licensed under CDDL and GPLv2 *without* the "or any later version" provision. Kojo cannot be using Netbeans under the CDDL license, as it is GPL-incompatible (ref: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html). Yet it also cannot be using Netbeans under GPLv2, and itself be licensed under GPLv3, because both are incompatible with each other! >From the same link: > Please note that GPLv2 is, by itself, not compatible with GPLv3. However, most software released under GPLv2 allows you to use the terms of later > versions of the GPL as well. Would be great if this licensing issue can be clarified. Switching to CDDL, or to GPLv2+ (i.e. with the " or any later version" provision), or dual-licensing under both, would seem to offer the best outcome. We at Fedora also have a legal team that would be more than happy to help resolve licensing issues, as we'd like to package as much interesting FLOSS software as possible; see https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:Main for more information. Thanks, -- Michel Alexandre Salim Fedora Project Contributor: http://fedoraproject.org/ Email: salimma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | GPG key ID: 78884778 Jabber: hircus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | IRC: hircus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments _______________________________________________ legal mailing list legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/legal
