Subj : Re: Rhino... WHICH licence is required??
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : Silvan Gehrig
Date : Thu May 12 2005 10:05 am

Brendan,

Thx for your reply. I think we have to clear out the term
"relicense" (I never heard before). :-/

>If you preserve the license on the Rhino code you ported
Okay, thus I should preserve this part of code. Stupid question:
Is it relicening if I publish the adapted code under the MPL again?

Cheers & thx :-)

Silvan


"Brendan Eich" <brendan@meer.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:42828579.1010804@meer.net...
> Silvan Gehrig wrote:
>> Hi Bredan
>>
>> Thx for your reply.
>>
>> Hmm... I've copied some significant parts and adapted them in order to 
>> optimize it for my own project.
>>
>>
>>>Rhino copyright holders
>>
>> Rhino has an MPL (Mozilla Public Licence http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/; 
>> adapted from GPL)
>
>
> MPL is not adapted from GPL.
>
>
>> ... BUT should I contact the lawyers to create an agreement with mozilla 
>> (AOL),
>
>
> AOL has had nothing to do with Mozilla since July 2003.
>
>
>> to publish an adapted MPL source code in an other opensource project? :-|
>> *can't believe that*
>
>
> I said you can't relicense copyrighted material without permission of the 
> copyright holders.
>
>
>> MPL Chapter 3 - Distribution Obligations says:
>> - 3.7. Larger Works.
>> You may create a Larger Work by combining Covered Code with other code 
>> not governed by the terms of this License and distribute the Larger Work 
>> as a single product. In such a case, You must make sure the requirements 
>> of this License are fulfilled for the Covered Code.
>>
>> Doesn't that means, that I may publish the adapted rhino code in an other 
>> opensource project? *absolutely confused*
>
>
> You posted asking "Which licence do I have to choose for my software? GPL, 
> MPL, ...?".  I replied that you can't relicense without permission from 
> copyright holders.  If you don't know what copyright is, ask a lawyer.  If 
> you preserve the license on the Rhino code you ported to C#, that is not 
> relicensing, and it does not require permission of copyright holders, but 
> your new work is bound by the terms of those licenses.
>
> /be

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