On Fri, 14 May 2010 16:30:03 +0200 Giovanni Mascellani wrote: > Hi. Hi! > > I searched with Google about this topic, but couldn't find anything that > made me sure enough. So I'm asking here now. I think the reason why you have received very few answers so far is probably that what you are seeking looks more like legal advice on a specific case of your own interest, rather than a licensing analysis for something related to Debian... Please bear in mind that debian-legal is not able to give legal advice and that very few debian-legal regulars are lawyers (I am not!). If you need legal advice, you'll have to hire a real lawyer (preferably one that understands Free Software licensing and copyright)... > > I have an LGPL Java library (jgrapht) that uses some classes from > another library (touchgraph). > > jgrapht is LGPL-2.1+. touchgraph uses a modified form of the Apache 1.1 > license: > > --- CUT HERE --- > /* > * TouchGraph LLC. Apache-Style Software License [...] > * 5. Products derived from this software may not be called "TouchGraph", > * nor may "TouchGraph" appear in their name, without prior written > * permission of alex@touchgraph.com. [...] > */ > --- CUT HERE --- > > TTBOMK, since this license is GPL-incompatible because of the > advertising clause, As far as I can tell, the TouchGraph license is GPL-incompatible first of all for the name-change clause (clause 5 above). > it is also LGPL incompatible. Con you confirm that? The GNU LGPL is less restrictive than the GNU GPL, hence a GPL-incompatible license is not necessarily LGPL-incompatible. What you need to determine is whether you can satisfy both the LGPL license for jgrapht and the TouchGraph license for touchgraph *at the same time*. This depends on how the two libraries are combined (linking? direct copying and pasting of source code? ...?) and on the specific clauses of the two licenses. I don't know the answer, but I hope I helped somehow by clarifying some points. > > Please, Cc: me when replying. Done. -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/progs/scripts/pdebuild-hooks.html Need some pdebuild hook scripts? ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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