Re: IBM's Jikes Java Compiler
Eric S. Raymond wrote:
> Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>:
> > Eric S. Raymond wrote:
> > > Jim Pick <jim@jimpick.com>:
> > > > I'll attach the license at the end. I don't think it's good enough
> > > > for Debian, because if your derivative program uses less than 60% of
> > > > the code, you lose the right to use their patents.
> > >
> > > This license would pass DFSG, too, of course.
> >
> > Would pass? Did you forget a "not"?
>
> I'm not aware of any reason it wouldn't. If you are, please enlighten me.
I haven't read the license, I was just going by what Jim Pick said, above. I
think that may make fail dfsg point 3. If I can't make a modification that
includes only say 50% of thier code and distibute it, it'd fail point 3.
But patents... the DFSG doesn't deal with patents.. so perhaps I'm wrong.
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