Joerg Schilling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> George Danchev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > There is no problem with distributing executables as the CDDL and the GPL
> > > do not require contradictory conditions...
> >
> > You must give the licensee a copy of GPL:
> >
> > 6. Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the
> > Program),
> > the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor
> > to
> > copy, distribute or modify the Program subject to these terms and
> > conditions.
> > You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of
> > the rights granted herein. You are not responsible for enforcing compliance
> > by third parties to this License.
Let me add some notes to avoid further confusion and missunderstandings:
- You cannot take arbritary words from one part of a license and combine
them with arbitrary words from other parts of the license to create the
license you like to read.
- You need to carefully read a license exactly the same way it has been
written, sentence by sentence, word by word.
- Any case not mentioned explicitly in the license is either covered by
more permissive parts of the license or (if not applicable) by the
law - in our case the German "Urheberrecht".
- The GPL §1 is a permissive clause that nearly catches all conditions.
> > > > CDDL 1.0 says:
> > > >
> > > > 3.5. Distribution of Executable Versions.
> > >
> > > ...
> > >
> > > > the Source Code form from the rights set forth in this License. If You
> > > > distribute the Covered Software in Executable form under a different
> > > > license, You must make it absolutely clear that any terms which differ
> > > > from this License are offered by You alone, not by the Initial Developer
> > > > or Contributor. You hereby agree to indemnify the Initial Developer and
> > > > every Contributor for any liability incurred by the Initial Developer or
> > > > such Contributor as a result of any such terms You offer.
A similar clause (although less clearly written) is in the Preamble of the GPL.
Jörg
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