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RE: Licensing of OpenSource code and eCos
- From: Doug Fraser <dfraser at photuris dot com>
- To: 'Fabrice Gautier' <Fabrice_Gautier at sdesigns dot com>, eCos-discuss <ecos-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Cc: Doug Fraser <dfraser at photuris dot com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 07:26:43 -0400
- Subject: RE: [ECOS] Licensing of OpenSource code and eCos
I think the key line in your mail is...
> and not mix proprietary stuff with GPL stuff.
Doug Fraser
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fabrice Gautier [mailto:Fabrice_Gautier@sdesigns.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 7:09 PM
> To: 'Doug Fraser'; 'Iztok Zupet'
> Cc: eCos-discuss
> Subject: RE: [ECOS] Licensing of OpenSource code and eCos
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Doug Fraser [mailto:dfraser@photuris.com]
> > Cc: eCos-discuss
> > Subject: RE: [ECOS] Licensing of OpenSource code and eCos
> >
> > [...]
> > The eCos license is not a pure GPL, it is a modified GPL,
> > so that you may in fact ship proprietary software bundled
> > with eCos.
>
> The problem i see is that this modification to the GPL is so
> fundamental,
> that the new license is closer to a BSD or MPL license than
> an GPL license
> (imo).
>
> I guess it would have been simpler if eCos was dual licensed:
> one license
> that allow for proprietary products, the other being the GPL.
>
> Then you just have to choose which one you use, and not mix
> proprietary
> stuff with GPL stuff.
>
> But hey... what do i know...
>
> --
> FG
>
>
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