hi Karthik legal discuss (http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-legal-discuss/) is the right apache list for questions about licensing. the archives should contain discussions on this topic but note that for legal advice you should consult a lawyer.
however, WRT license compatability with the GPL2, the Free Software Foundation (http://www.fsf.org/) is the right foundation to ask and questions (about the GPL) should be directed there http://www.softwarefreedom.org/ is a good source and may contain information you may find useful - robert On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 7:35 AM, Karthik Venkateswaran<karthik.venkateswa...@lntinfotech.com> wrote: > Hi all, > I have a question with regards to compatibility of Apache license with > GPLv2. > > Just for a background this question is for integrating two packages LUCI > (Based on Apache license) and Openwrt (Based on GPLv2). > > Would like to know the following: > > 1. LUCI is already ported as a package on Openwrt, will it automatically > be part of GPLv2. Considering that the package is built separately > independent of Openwrt. > 2. Might be wrong to ask this in GPL forum, nevertheless if LUCI (which is > under a permissive license) is modified. Then ported on a proprietary > framework including an attribution to Apache license. Is this ok? > 3. Finally, if I modify the Apache licensed LUCI and port it on GPLv2 > framework. Would the proprietary code be entitled under GPLv2? > > Please excuse my open ended questions as I am a newbie and am no Legal > expert. > > Regards, > Karthik Venkateswaran > Project Leader > Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd. > Cell: +91 9886676402 > E Mail id: karthik.venkateswa...@lntinfotech.com > > Plot No. 25-31, EPIP Phase II > KIADB Indl. Area, Whitefield, Bangalore 560066 > > T: +91 80 6624 2283 > F: +91 80 6624 2424 > > INDIA +0530 UTC/GMT > > > Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd. > www.Lntinfotech.com > > This Document is classified as: > > L&T Infotech Proprietary L&T Infotech Confidential L&T Infotech > Internal Use Only L&T Infotech General Business > > This Email may contain confidential or privileged information for the > intended recipient (s) If you are not the intended recipient, please do > not use or disseminate the information, notify the sender and delete it > from your system. > > ______________________________________________________________________ >
