European Union Public Licence (EUPL) acceptance?
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There was some initial antipathy to EUPL by the FSF (see here: http://mailman.fsfeurope.org/pipermail/discussion/2005-July/005055.html[^]) Is the EUPL still incompatible with the GPL?
Best wishes, Hans
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There was some initial antipathy to EUPL by the FSF (see here: http://mailman.fsfeurope.org/pipermail/discussion/2005-July/005055.html[^]) Is the EUPL still incompatible with the GPL?
Best wishes, Hans
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OK, so compatible with GPLv2, but not compatible with GPLv3. No wonder people are using the Apache license! :)
Best wishes, Hans
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OK, so compatible with GPLv2, but not compatible with GPLv3. No wonder people are using the Apache license! :)
Best wishes, Hans
Hans Dietrich wrote:
OK, so compatible with GPLv2, but not compatible with GPLv3.
GPLv3 is dated 29 June 2007, the link in my previous post was published on Mar 11, 2009 :) I suppose EUPL updating is a lengthy process, which is not bad in this case ;) cheers, AR
When the wise (person) points at the moon the fool looks at the finger (Chinese proverb)
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Hans Dietrich wrote:
OK, so compatible with GPLv2, but not compatible with GPLv3.
GPLv3 is dated 29 June 2007, the link in my previous post was published on Mar 11, 2009 :) I suppose EUPL updating is a lengthy process, which is not bad in this case ;) cheers, AR
When the wise (person) points at the moon the fool looks at the finger (Chinese proverb)
For historical reasons, the GNU GPLv3 is not (like the GPLv2) mentioned in the list of “EUPL compatible licenses”. As long there are no concordant requests from EUPL users, this situation will probably not change. The EUPL downstream compatibility works as a FLOSS exception list: while the EUPL is copyleft regarding the covered software, it is permitted to license under a compatible license a larger derivative work, including the covered software and another software received under this compatible licence (i.e. the GPLv2). However, any EUPL licensor may, owning full copyright on software, extend the exception to the GPLv3. Publishing such FLOSS exception lists is a frequent practice to improve interoperability when a component is licensed under copyleft conditions. See Oracle / MySQL using the GPLv2 http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/licensing/foss-exception/ ) or Sencha using the GPLv3- http://www.sencha.com/legal/open-source-faq/open-source-license-exception-for-applications/). For any request about the EUPL, see http://www.osor.eu/legal-questions-1/contact-legal.