On 02/06/2013 01:57 PM, Mark Wielaard wrote:
But I think that the intention of Oracle is for GPLV2 with
exceptions
and ASL 2.0 to be a valid combination since that is what they use for
every project that combines GPLv2 (only) code with ASL 2.0 code (like
glassfish, netbeans, openjdk, etc.). So while choosing CDDL and ASL 2.0
in this case is technically a valid choice it seems nicer (more in line
with upstream) to leave the optional GPLv2 with exceptions choice intact.
If only because that is consistent with how other packages currently
do it and so you can more easily find this class of sources.
Oracle might intend for that to be their choice of licenses, but it is a
terrible one, since GPLv2 only (with or without the exception) + ASL 2.0
results in something where no one (besides the copyright holder(s)) can
actually comply with the license terms.
~tom
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