On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 11:18:46AM -0400, Adam Saunders wrote: > --------------------------- > 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? Similar language is at the end of the SSLeay half of the OpenSSL license: > The licence and distribution terms for any publically available version or > derivative of this code cannot be changed. i.e. this code cannot simply be > copied and put under another distribution licence > [including the GNU Public Licence.] - RF > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > legal mailing list > legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/legal _______________________________________________ legal mailing list legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/legal
