Re: RFS: falconpl package (ITP:Bug#460591); source package
On Feb 14, 2008 4:28 AM, Giancarlo Niccolai <gc@falconpl.org> wrote:
> License proliferation is bad, but it's a lesser evil with respect to
> license fuzziness.
>
> FPL license is derived from Apache2. Among OSI accepted license,
> Apache2 was the one covering exactly the needs of Falcon project
> except for two aspects. Embedding and scripting. All the other
> licenses related to programming languages either state prominent
> exceptions with respect to a base license or leave gray areas between
> "derived works" and "embedding applications". The aim of FPL is that
> to respect the principles of openness by requiring source to be
> distributed with derived works, to be released again with the same
> license, and defining clearly what applications using Falcon are not
> subject to this restriction.
Sounds like the FPL just clarifies things/gives extra permissions.
Please submit it (in full) to the legal list and state that it is
derived from the Apache2 licence.
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bye,
pabs
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