Re: [Help-smalltalk] Re: License Question

[David Forster]

FWIW, It appears libgst is under the GPL and the kernel is under the
LGPL, which I assume means you can file in (``link'') non-GPL code.


-Dave

On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 10:48:27AM +0100, address@hidden wrote:
> 2. Since you probably intend to release your port under GPL the above
> code is off limits for you - it is under SqueakL and as such (quoting
> the license) "You may distribute and sublicense such Modified Software
> only under the terms of a valid, binding license that makes no
> representations or warranties on behalf of Apple, and is no less
> protective of Apple and Apple's rights than this License.". This means
> you can not sublicense it as GPL. And since Andreas and Dan do not own
> this code (they worked at Apple when writing it) they can not (even if
> they wanted to) dual license it to you under the GPL.
> 
> 3. Obviously you are porting the Squeak port to GNU Smalltalk. Have you
> looked at the original for VW? At:
> http://www.jdmsoft.com/MysqlDriver.html It seems to be under the GPL,
> which on the other hand is quite up for discussion - GNU considers
> loading Smalltalk code into a Smalltalk image as linking which means
> that GPLed Smalltalk code "contaminates" the whole image. This is not a
> problem for you since you are using GNU Smalltalk (which already is all
> GPL) and you probably intend to use GNU Smalltalk to write GPL programs.
> In fact, if I have understood this correctly, GNU Smalltalk can only be
> used to write GPL programs due to this linking problem! Anyway - perhaps
> you could base your port from the original version instead?
> 
> 4. If you do not intend to distribute your port - perhaps you just need
> it for a personal or inhouse project - then you don't need to worry.
> Just take the code. ;-)