Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Henning Makholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > As I read the GPL (section 2, b) it requires that the *entire source* > > for binaries you distibute must itself be distributed under GPL; so > > the license will only be GPL compatible if it allows the source code > > to be redistributed under GPL. > > The clause that is discussed above only applies to binary > > redistributions of IBM's software. > Given that we're talking about a hypothetical license which removes the > restrictions imposed by that clause, I fail to see the conflict. My point is that the clause is irrelevant to GPL compatibility. > The IBM license allows for distribution of modified sources, for example. Yes, but only under the IBM license. GPL compatibility requires that modified sources can be distributed under verbatim GPL. -- Henning Makholm