My position has already been stated.<div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Mathieu Parent <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:math.parent@gmail.com">math.parent@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I understand your position. IANAL but I want to go a bit deeper on some points.<br>
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On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Anthony Minessale<br>
<div class="im"><<a href="mailto:anthony.minessale@gmail.com">anthony.minessale@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
</div><div class="im">> The GPL is the license that would require change not the MPL. (there already<br>
> is such a change called LGPL btw)<br>
<br>
</div>As Nyamul pointed, MPL "has some complex restrictions that make it<br>
incompatible with the GNU GPL". It means that, according to FSF, you<br>
can't link a module under current MPL 1.1 and another under GPL 2 or<br>
3. This part may be solved in MPL 2.0.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> The GPL says if you link to anything GPL, your whole program and anything<br>
> that links to it is GPL. Once that happens all your rights to use the<br>
> software for business are gone unless you are the sole owner of the code.<br>
<br>
</div>Not exactly. The whole program can't be relicensed without agreement<br>
of the copyright holders. Until this, you cannot link with GPL-code.<br>
Or more precisely, you cannot redistribute your code when linked<br>
against GPL-code. This means that you can link FreeSWITCH with a<br>
GPL-ed lib *at home* without license problem.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> Therefore it's not possible for FreeSWITCH to be compatible with the GPL.<br>
> If you look at the obvious use case: someone takes libGPLgoodies and wraps<br>
> it in a 10 line exe and sells it for $20, its construed as unfair. Probably<br>
> true...... so the GPL narrow-mindedly focuses on this paradigm.<br>
<br>
</div>But someone can still sell GPL code for $20. GPL doesn't forbid selling.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> Now turn the tables and imagine MongoAPP that does all kinds of different<br>
> functions that has mod_GPL_Hello_World.so that just prints hello world on<br>
> the console. That too would cause all of MongoAPP to become GPL which is<br>
> enough to make you spit out your drink in disbelief.<br>
<br>
</div>By using MPL/GPL/LGPL triple license as Mozilla does, you will allow<br>
somebody (or yourself) to propose a bundle with FreeSWITCH and some<br>
GPL libs. Currently this is not possible.<br>
<br>
Mozilla FAQ (<a href="http://www-archive.mozilla.org/MPL/relicensing-faq.html#why-lgpl" target="_blank">http://www-archive.mozilla.org/MPL/relicensing-faq.html#why-lgpl</a>)<br>
explains this precisely. Currently solutions can be build with<br>
FreeSWITCH under either MPL or proprietary license. With trilicensing,<br>
you add two more possibilities which give access to the tons of GPL<br>
softwares.<br>
<br>
For example, If I want to create a FS module that uses openchange to<br>
access toM$ Exchange servers to read calendar, I can't because<br>
openchange is licensed, as samba4, under GPL3 (Website:<br>
<a href="http://www.openchange.org/" target="_blank">http://www.openchange.org/</a>). Same if I want to create a TTS mod_espeak<br>
(GPL2+).<br>
<div class="im"><br>
<br>
> The only way around it is to avoid GPL software which is our common practice<br>
> and has worked well for us thus far. We just choose not to get involved<br>
> with it due to difference of opinion.<br>
<br>
</div>OK.<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
Regards<br>
<br>
Mathieu Parent<br>
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