Re: IBM Public Source License
Henning Makholm <henning@makholm.net> wrote:
> I doubt it will be GPL compatible even if this is cleared up.
>
> As I read the GPL (section 2, b) it requires that the *entire source*
> for binaries you distibute must itself be distributed under GPL; so
> the license will only be GPL compatible if it allows the source code
> to be redistributed under GPL.
>
> The clause that is discussed above only applies to binary
> redistributions of IBM's software.
Given that we're talking about a hypothetical license which removes the
restrictions imposed by that clause, I fail to see the conflict.
The IBM license allows for distribution of modified sources, for example.
--
Raul
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