Subject: the MPL question
From: Tomas Frydrych (tomas@frydrych.uklinux.net)
Date: Tue Nov 27 2001 - 15:20:43 CST
The expert opinion on this matter obviously differs radically :-)
Tomas
quoting Sam_TH:
> No. However, you should check to see whether that code has
been
> relicensed under the GPL/MPL (which is the case for some, but
not most of
> the mozilla code). Other than that, they are unfortunately not
compatible. Sorry.
quoting blue lizzard:
> Yes. If you'll look at the extensive faqs, manifestos, and the
source
> license blocks themselves (ntm boiler-plate), you'll see that you
can
> include it under the terms of the gpl. On a side note, there are
one or
> two (well, you get the idea) very uncommon but still present
cases where a
> piece of code (usually from a N$ employee) is actually under
question in
> this respect. Feel free to cite filenames if you want make sure,
but you
> are in the right here. Source-level blocks just need to be updated,
and
> that would be done in the event of a dispute. This would not
affect you.
> If you wonder how this can be, ask an N$ employee to look at
their
> contract. The code they produced for N$ is N$'s property and
under
>relicensing, the second it began, was the first to be re-tri-licensed
so
> that you can call upon the GPL g-ds (or mpl or lgpl) without
anyone else's
> approval.
> So back to the short answer, yes. The above ramble is simply a
> hypothetical situation in case you had further doubts which
proves that
> you have all the rights in the world that fall within gpl.
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