--------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This email does not contain legal advice. This email also does not establish a solicitor-client relationship. You should neither take nor fail to take any action based on any information in this email. If you have a legal issue, then retain legal counsel. -------------------------- Hi Remi,The copyright holder appears to be stating that you can't take the code, remove the BSD-3 license, and replace the BSD License with a GPL or LGPL license. If that's so, that's correct. One CAN incorporate code licensed under the 3-clause BSD license into GPLed programs, but one MUST include the 3-clause BSD license text when one distributes such combined code.
However, there is some ambiguity in the sentence you've noted with regard to the intent of the copyright holder. Perhaps it would be worthwhile to contact that person to get a written clarification?
Adam On 03/16/2014 03:40 AM, Remi Collet wrote:
Hi, Reviewing an old package [1] , I notice the LICENSE text (BSD-3) from the headers [2] includes: This code cannot simply be copied and put under the GNU Public License or any other GPL-like (LGPL, GPL2) License. Is it acceptable ? If not... will have to drop this package from fedora... Remi [1] https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/php-pecl-radius [2] https://github.com/LawnGnome/php-radius/blob/master/radius.c _______________________________________________ legal mailing list legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/legal
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