> On 2 nov, 03:42, Hilco Wijbenga <hilco.wijbe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 1 November 2010 17:48, Thomas Broyer <t.bro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > On 2 nov, 00:43, nino ekambi <jazzmatad...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>> >> If i put the library under gpl is because a friend told me that the best way
>> >> the keep improvment in the community.
>>
>> > I don't think it's compatible with Apache-licensed code however (as
>> > soon as you start copying/adapting it; only using it isn't a problem,
>> > it's a "bind by name" in Java, so it's not considered a "Derivative
>> > Work" (otherwise GXT wouldn't be GPL'd)).
>> > That's why I don't think too much about licensing and just pick the
>> > one of the project I'm basing my work on (Apache 2.0, the same as GWT,
>> > in this case).
>> > And given that you don't intend to make money out of it (contrary to,
>> > say, GXT), I'd recommend using Apache rather than GPL so anyone can
>> > use it any way they want (provided they following the licensing terms;
>> > item #4 of the Apache 2.0 license distributed in the COPYING file for
>> > instance ;-) )
>>
>> FYI, the BSD licence is GPL-compatible. So taking BSD (specifically
>> "Apache License version 2.0") licenced code and relicencing it as GPL
>> is perfectly legal. (Don't take my word for it, of course, do your own
>> research.) It's called "commercial-friendly" for a reason: it
>> explicitly allows *anyone* to "steal" your code and do with it pretty
>> much as they see fit (with some very minor caveats). So if you don't
>> want that then don't use a BSD licence. :-)
>
> Yes, you're right (my understanding, IANAL), except for one thing: the
> modified version must include the original copyright and attribution
> notices.
Yes, those are the very minor caveats I mentioned. :-)
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