Re: Bug#366834: ITP: cxxtools -- library of unrelated, but useful C++ classes
Frank Küster wrote:
> Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com> wrote:
>
> > Frank Küster <frank@debian.org> writes:
> >
> >> Michael Banck <mbanck@debian.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Thu, May 11, 2006 at 04:46:22PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote:
> >>>> also sprach Kari Pahula <kaol@debian.org> [2006.05.11.1535 +0200]:
> >>>> > * License : GPL v2 or later
> >>>>
> >>>> That will make it pretty useless for non-GPL applications.
> >>>
> >>> Non-GPL compatible applications, you mean?
> >>
> >> Which non-GPL license can I choose for a software that uses this
> >> library?
> >
> > Any license that is compatible with the GPL, such as the revised BSD
> > license.
>
> But the software is a derivative work of the GPL. Doesn't it need to be
> licensed under the GPL, too?
It likely is an aggregation of works. Distributing the whole will
need to adhere to all licenses of all parts involved, and the license
for the aggregate will need to be compatible to them as well (for
example public domain).
IANAL,
Thiemo
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