[lltx] otfload licences

[Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard]

Le 20/05/2010 09:09, Will Robertson a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> I already commented briefly on GitHub, but before we continue this discussion we need to clear some things up:
> 
> 1.  We have code from ConTeXt which is in the GPL (v2, apparently)
> 
> 2.  Any derived work from that code must also be in the GPL.
> 
> 3.  Are we allowed to distribute luaotfload under CC0 with the ConTeXt files under GPL? I didn't think so:
> 
> "If you modify your copy or copies of the program or any portion of it, or develop a program based upon it, you may distribute the resulting work provided you do so under the GNU General Public License."
> 
> 4.  Do we *want* to have this weird double-licencing? If so, why?
> 
> My suggestion is to have the whole bundle under a single licence. And because the ConTeXt code is already GPL, so should all the rest.
> 
FWIW, I fully agree with your points. IMO the whole package under GPLv2 is the
better way to go.

>> Do you mean the rest of the code? I don't think so, you can distribute CC0 code under GPL, CC0 allows it.
> 
> But we're in the reverse situation: you can't distribute GPL code under the CC0 licence.
> 
Right, that is the point.

Manuel.