Does anyone know that whether it is OK, from licensing point of view, to
add a GPLv2 package into CloudStack?
My understanding is that Apache/CloudStack is under Apache v2 licensing,
which is incompatible to GPLv2.
The particular package (or Program) is under GPLv2 with FLOSS exceptions
(to alleviate the incompatibility), where Apachev2 is on that FLOSS license
list. I include exceptions here. Thanks.
Yichi
As a special exception to the terms and conditions of version 2.0 of the
GPL:
0. You are free to distribute a Derivative Work that is formed entirely from
the Program and one or more works (each, a "FLOSS Work") licensed under
one or more of the licenses listed below in section 1, as long as:
a. You obey the GPL in all respects for the Program and the Derivative
Work, except for identifiable sections of the Derivative Work which
are not derived from the Program, and which can reasonably be
considered independent and separate works in themselves,
b. all identifiable sections of the Derivative Work which are not
derived from the Program, and which can reasonably be considered
independent and separate works in themselves,
(i) are distributed subject to one of the FLOSS licenses listed
below, and
(ii) the object code or executable form of those sections are
accompanied by the complete corresponding machine-readable
source code for those sections on the same medium and under the
same FLOSS license as the corresponding object code or
executable forms of those sections, and
c. any works which are aggregated with the Program or with a Derivative
Work on a volume of a storage or distribution medium in accordance
with the GPL, can reasonably be considered independent and separate
works in themselves which are not derivatives of either the Program,
a Derivative Work or a FLOSS Work.
