Re: Forking and relicensing issues
On Sun, May 09, 1999 at 11:12:57 -0400, Ben Collins wrote:
> Ok, I have a program that I intend to fork and start maintaing myself.
> The Copyright file contains this information (program name changed to
> protect the innocent):
[BSD-style without ad clause]
> ALTERNATIVELY, this product may be distributed under the terms of the
> GNU General Public License
> b) Better yet, can I replace it with the LGPL being as this is a
> library?
On Sun, May 09, 1999 at 12:08:38 -0400, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> b) Better yet, can I replace it with the LGPL being as this is a
> library?
>
> No. It says the GPL, not the LGPL. On the other hand, if it said the
> LGPL you could use the GPL since the LGPL has a clause explicitly
> letting you convert an LGPL'd work to GPL.
On Sun, May 09, 1999 at 16:07:00 -0500, John Hasler wrote:
> > b) Better yet, can I replace it with the LGPL being as this is a library?
>
> No. The closest you can come to that is to place your changes under the
> terms of the original license.
Erm, the original license allows you to choose BSD-style terms. Is there
really a conflict between these terms and the LGPL? If not, wouldn't it be a
possibility to say "I abide by the BSD-style terms, which allow me to
relicense work based on it under the LGPL"?
Ray
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