[GNUe-dev] Fwd: RE: GPL dual license usage of the compiere database model

[James Michael DuPont]

It looks like they dont have a problem. What do you think?
mike

--- Jorg Janke <address@hidden> wrote:
> From Jorg Janke Fri Oct 31 14:16:12 2003
> Subject: RE: GPL dual license usage of the compiere database model
> Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:16:12 -0500
> From: "Jorg Janke" <address@hidden>
> To: "Kathy Pink" <address@hidden>,
>       <address@hidden>
> 
> Hi James,
> 
> My understanding is that if you include a Mozilla License, that the
> GPL
> terms apply to your product - not Compiere as the base product.  So
> for
> your product, you use the more liberal Mozilla terms of Compiere.  I
> actually saw that some people say: "This product is GPL, we use xx,
> which is licensed under zzz".  See the Apache "includes" in GPL
> products.
> 
> So, please use what seems sensible and just include the Copyright and
> note that Compiere is included. If you are looking for an explicit
> OK,
> here it is ;-)
> 
> Cheers,
> Jorg
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathy Pink 
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 4:58 PM
> To: Jorg Janke
> Subject: FW: GPL dual license usage of the compiere database model
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Michael DuPont [mailto:address@hidden 
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 4:57 PM
> To: Kathy Pink
> Subject: RE: GPL dual license usage of the compiere database model
> 
> 
> Hi Kathy, 
> my question is if I can use it under the terms of the GPL, it is
> something that you will have to grant me.
> 
> The MPL is not compatible with the GPL.
> mike
> 
> --- Kathy Pink <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Hi James,
> >   Please feel free to use parts of Compiere.  You must include our
> > copyright on work that includes any part of Compiere. Kind regards
> > Kathy
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James Michael DuPont [mailto:address@hidden
> > Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 4:41 PM
> > To: Info
> > Subject: GPL dual license usage of the compiere database model
> > 
> > 
> > Dear Sirs,
> > 
> > I am working on a set of modules for a new small GPLEd database, I 
> > would like to include some of your database tables that are
> licensed
> > under the MPL. THis is not compatible with the gpl, so I would like
> > your
> > permission to use them.
> > 
> > I will also provide you the derived works that have my copyright on
> > them back to you under the MPL, but would like to be able to also 
> > provide them to my customers under the GPL as well.
> > 
> > Do you have any problems with that?
> > Thanks,
> > mike


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James Michael DuPont
http://introspector.sourceforge.net/

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