Re: Questions about a special exception to the GPL

[Alexander Terekhov]

Tassilo Horn wrote:

[... free but incompatible ...]

> Does that make sense?

The GPL "incompatibility" concept is a product of Stallman's insanity.

Fell free to make any "special exceptions" to it.

Seriosly, see

http://www.btlj.org/data/articles/21_04_04.pdf

and also the EPL FAQ

http://www.eclipse.org/legal/eplfaq.php#DERIV
http://www.eclipse.org/legal/eplfaq.php#LINK
http://www.eclipse.org/legal/eplfaq.php#EXAMPLE

Hth.

regards,
alexander.

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