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Make Your Open Source Software GPL-Compatible. Or Else.
This essay argues that developers of open source software / Free Software (OSS/FS) should use an existing widely-used license compatible with the General Public License (GPL), such as the GPL, LGPL, MIT/X, or BSD-new licenses.
The Free Software Definition - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
We maintain this free software definition to show clearly what must be true about a particular software program for it to be considered free software.
Advice on relicensing from the SFLC [LWN.net]
The Software Freedom Law Center has formulated these guidelines to advise developers working on GPL'd projects on how best to incorporate code under permissive, non-GPL terms into GPL'd projects<sep/>
Samba Adopts GPLv3 for Future Releases
"If you wish to use libraries released under the LGPLv3 with your 'GPLv2 only' code then you will need to modify the license on your code."
Samba Adopts GPLv3 for Future Releases
"If you wish to use libraries released under the LGPLv3 with your 'GPLv2 only' code then you will need to modify the license on your code."
Linux: Linus on the GPL, BSD, Tivo and the FSF | KernelTrap
long mailing list disscusion, gplv3
Linux: Linus on the GPL, BSD, Tivo and the FSF | KernelTrap
long mailing list disscusion, gplv3
bookmark this on del.icio.usFSF - Licenses
Good summary of open-source (and non-open source) licences and their respective merits
License:GPL: del.icio.us tag/gpl
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'Linux-Friendly' is not GNU
Sun Microsystems' new GNU/Linux-friendly Distro License for Java (DLJ) does not go far enough for Red Hat.
GNU General Public License - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into proprietary programs. If your program is a subroutine library, you may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the library.
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