Re: IBM Public Source License

[Raul Miller <moth@magenta.com>]

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