Re: [Notion-devel] Is any of the notion@sf.net admins around?

[M R. <mr...@gm...>]

On Fri, 2010-08-20 at 05:23 +0000, Olof Johansson wrote:
> On 2010-08-20 04:56, M Rawash wrote:
> > I can't say i'm 100% behind this, but it does seem like our best/last
> > option at this point, I'd also suggest that we have a separate license
> > file (let's say LICENSE-notion) which we can refer to instead of Tuomo's
> > made-up license, this way we will at least look like we're trying to
> > make it "free" (also, doesn't put us at odds with the LGPL; continuing
> > the (ab)use of Tuomo's license does!), but more on that later...
> 
> It's Tuomo's code, he decides the rules. It's not an abuse, even
> though you might not like it.

I'm not questioning Tuomo's right to license his work under whatever
license he pleases, but the fact remains that it's still an abuse of the
LGPL, see: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#ModifyGPL

> What you propose however sounds like it
> could be, but on the other hand it was probably just bad wording...

how is using a different license for _our_ code an abuse? doesn't that
contradict what you just said?

no flaming please.

regards,
M Rawash