- From: Sam Ruby <rubys@intertwingly.net>
- Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:19:47 -0400
- To: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- CC: public-html@w3.org, PSIG <member-psig@w3.org>
On 03/23/2011 01:55 PM, Ian Hickson wrote: > On Wed, 23 Mar 2011, Sam Ruby wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Indeed. There are non-forking-related restrictions too, e.g. it >>>>> doesn't allow use in hardware devices, as far as I can tell. >>>>> Lawrence never publicly replied to my e-mail on the subject: >>>>> >>>>> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2011Mar/0209.html >> >> The question you posed was: >> >> "So can we combine code released under the GPL with a work released >> under this license into one larger program?" >> >> The answer to that question is >> >> "Yes, it is possible to combine code released under the GPL with a work >> released under this license into one larger program" > > No, the answer is no, as I explained in the paragraphs immediately > following the one you quoted. The statements "it is possible" and "is it not possible in every case" are not in contradictory. Again, I will point out that you seem to be interpreting the FAQ in a way that the authors clearly do not intend. I encourage you to bring this to the attention of the that authors of the FAQ, and perhaps they will clarify this point for you. >> Meanwhile, nothing in the corner case you believe you have found affects >> any of the use cases that this working group put forward. > > It affects GPL compatibility, since it poses an additional restriction. From the original post[1] "This Option 3 license, however, contains no express restrictions on downstream uses". - Sam Ruby [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2011Mar/0143
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