On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 11:16 AM, Joerg Schilling Joerg.Schilling@fokus.fraunhofer.de wrote:
You should read the GPL and get help to understand it. The GPL does not forbid this linking. In contrary, the GPOL allows any GPLd program to be linked against any library under and license. If this was not thecase, you could not legally distribute binaries from GPLd programs.
You can't distribute GPLd programs unless 'the work as a whole' is covered by the GPL. There can't be a distinction between binary and source since one is derived from the other.
My code is fully legal and there is absolutely no license problem with it.
Umm, no. Larry Wall clearly understood this eons ago.
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Odd, I expected you to be as smart as him. He started with only the 'Artistic' license but quickly understood the issues when you need part of the 'work as a whole' to include, say, linking in a proprietary database driver as one component and GPL'd readline as another, along with the code he wanted to be generally usable. And he did something about it.
Sure, there is nothing 'wrong' with your licence as long as it isn't mixed with anything with different restrictions. Just don't act surprised that the code doesn't get used in projects that have to accommodate GPL restrictions.
Again, don't follow the agitation from OSS enemies. You are of course wrong!
You don't have to 'follow' anything - just read the phrase 'work as a whole'.
Question: If _you_ believe that it is OK to mix your code with GPL'd code, why not add the dual licensing statement that would make it clear for everyone else? It doesn't take anything away - unless you really don't want it to be used in other projects.
Why should I do something that is not needed?
My question is 'why not do it?'. You don't lose anything but the restrictions that you pretend aren't there since a dual license allows you to choose the terms of the other if you prefer. I don't like the GPL restrictions either, but I just say so instead of pretending otherwise. A dual license is clearly needed unless your point is to make people choose between either using your code or anything that is GPL'd.
But before you like to discuss things with me, I recommend you to first inform yourself correctly.
I if course _don't_ mix CDDLd code with GPLd code.
So, you really don't want your code to be used? Then why ask why it isn't popular?