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Apache License

Posted Oct 6, 2004 13:06 UTC (Wed) by dmh (guest, #14528)
In reply to: Apache License by angdraug
Parent article: Gluecode Contributes BPM Engine to Apache Software Foundation

Here is a suggestion which may be able to help you resolve the issue; you could release the next version of your open publishing engine under an Apache License 2.0/GPL dual-licence. All the best.


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Dual license ASL/GPL

Posted Oct 6, 2004 19:09 UTC (Wed) by angdraug (subscriber, #7487) [Link]

It is both impossible (if I use SpamAssassin3 in my program, I can't distribute it under GPL at all, so the only option I have is to license it under ASL or simple BSD), and defeats the purpose of distributing my program under GPL in the first place (ASL is not copyleft and would allow for my code to be used in proprietary software, which is not acceptable to me). Thanks, but no, thanks. I'd rather use SpamAssassin 2.64 or other spam filter with GPL-compatible license.

Dual license ASL/GPL

Posted Oct 7, 2004 18:28 UTC (Thu) by dmh (guest, #14528) [Link]

Another possibility would be to take the approach of MySQL AB. If you licence your work under the GPL with the FLOSS License Exception, you will be able to preserve the copyleft. Hope that's of some use.

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