[Opencxx-users] What's fair (Was: License issues)

[Grzegorz J. <ja...@ac...>]

Stefan Seefeld wrote:
> Grzegorz Jakacki wrote:
> 
>> As a copyright holder you have the right to relicense under another
>> licenses if the license does not forbid it. You also have the right to
>> give the user choice of licensing terms from two (or more) licenses.
>>
>> My question was if you would agree to contribute the Synopsis code that
>> you hold copyrights on to OpenC++ project under terms described in
>> opencxx/COPYING. (Especially that LGPL puts more restrictions on
>> redistribution than opencxx/COPYING.)
> 
> 
> As I said in another mail, my choice of using LGPL was deliberate,
> and dual-licensing with licenses similar to MIT would just dilute
> the whole idea behind LGPL. 

You don't need to relicense the whole Synopsis.

 > That's why my answer is no.

You used OpenC++ code for the benefit of your project, however now you 
are effectively blocking OpenC++ from using its own derivatives present 
in your project's code.

You certainly realize that OpenC++ cannot change its license overnight, 
especially that it involves negotations with Xerox Co. If you were 
really thinking about sharing code between OpenC++ and Synopsis both 
ways, and at the same time were indeed concerned about OpenC++ license, 
you could have raised the issue several months ago, when you were 
talking to Chiba about distributing his changes under LGPL. For some 
reason you decided to keep this issue off the mailing list.

I understand that you have the legal right not to relicense your changes 
under OpenC++ license and thus block their incorporation back into 
OpenC++. However in my opinion this is unfair, counterproductive and 
certainly not in the spirit of open source community. And, above all, it 
can be hardly called a "cooperation" between the projects.

Best regards
Grzegorz