----- Forwarded message from Amos Blanton <amos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ----- > Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 14:43:47 -0500 > From: Amos Blanton <amos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Matthew Miller <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [Scratch] scratch gpl licensing -- combining with apache, and > gpl v3 > > Thanks for writing about this. These licensing issues are really > unfortunate, because they take so much time and energy to resolve. > > We first looked at re-releasing under the GPL v3, but the MIT Technology > Licensing Office doesn't allow the use of the GPL v3 because of patent > clauses they cannot accept. > > However, we've since spoken with an intellectual property lawyer about > this, and their interpretation is that the Scratch image is an aggregation > of the Squeak interpreter's virtual machine, under the Squeak license, and > Scratch, a separate work that requires the Squeak virtual machine. So the > license status of the two works is independent: the Squeak license for the > VM, and Scratch under GPL v2. > > Sincerely, > Amos > > > On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 7:45 AM, Matthew Miller <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > On Tue, Oct 02, 2012 at 10:09:37AM -0400, Amos Blanton wrote: > > > Thanks for your efforts getting Scratch into Fedora. > > > We're looking into this and hope to get back to you soon. > > > > Hi Amos. Not to harass, because I know these things take time, but I wonder > > if you have an update? Thanks! > > > > -- > > Matthew Miller mattdm@xxxxxxxxxx <http://mattdm.org/> > > ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Matthew Miller ☁☁☁ Fedora Cloud Architect ☁☁☁ <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> _______________________________________________ legal mailing list legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/legal
