Re: [TCLCORE] MPL used within Tcl?

[Dipl. I. S. G. B. <se...@us...>]

 

Isn't that already in its FAQ:
May I combine MPL-licensed code and BSD-licensed code in the same
executable program? [3] 

Regards,
Serg. 

Am 18.11.2024 23:31, schrieb Jan Nijtmans: 

> Hi all,
> 
> Inside Tcl, some files have a different license. For example,
> libtommath uses the libtommath licence, compat/dlfcn.h
> also has a slightly different license. Inside wish,
> x11/*.h also has a slightly different license.
> 
> In order to fix bug [a8e4f76ce4] "load library (dll) from
> zipfs-library causes a leak in temporary folder" I
> found a useful library, which is under the MPL license,
> which is - also - very similar to the BSD license.
> 
> Question: can we approve the MPL license to be
> used in separate source-files within Tcl? The exact
> text can be found here:
> <https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/ [2]>
> 
> 3.3. Distribution of a Larger Work
> You may create and distribute a Larger Work under terms
> of Your choice, provided that You also comply with the 
> requirements of this License for the Covered Software ... 
> 
> My conclusion is that - as long as the files MemoryModule.h 
> and MemoryModule.c are kept under the MPL and fulfill 
> the restrictions of this license (which they do), this doesn't 
> impose any restrictions on the rest of the software.
> 
> Regards,
> Jan Nijtmans 
> 
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[2] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/
[3] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/FAQ/#mpl-bsd-and-apache