On Mar 5, 2013, at 10:34 AM, Jim Jagielski <j...@jagunet.com> wrote:
> So far, I've rec'd an answer from AOO... I'd appreciate > an answer from TDF as well. > > On Mar 4, 2013, at 11:39 AM, Jim Jagielski <j...@jagunet.com> wrote: > >> BTW, Please be sure that I'm on the CC list, so I get >> any and all responses :) >> >> >> On Mar 4, 2013, at 8:08 AM, Jim Jagielski <j...@jagunet.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello there. >>> >>> This Email is being directed to the 2 controlling bodies of >>> the Apache OpenOffice Project and LibreOffice (TDF). You will >>> notice that I am sending this from my non-ASF account. >>> >>> Recently, at various conferences, I have been approached by >>> numerous people, both 100% volunteer as well as more "corporate" >>> affiliated, wondering if it was OK for them to submit code, >>> patches and fixes to both AOO and LO at the same time. In >>> general, these people have code that directly patches LO >>> but they also want to dual-license the code such that it >>> can also be consumed by AOO even if it requires work and >>> modification for it to be committed to, and folded into, >>> the AOO repo. My response has always been that as the >>> orig author of their code/patches/whatever, they can >>> license their contributions as they see fit. However, >>> I have been told that they have rec'd word that such >>> dual-licensed code would not be accepted by, or acceptable >>> to, either the AOO project and/or LO and/or TDF and/or >>> the ASF. >>> >>> Therefore, I am asking for official confirmation from >>> both projects and both entities that both projectsSo >>> are fully OK with accepting code/patches/etc that >>> are licensed in such a way as to be 100% consumable >>> by both projects. For example, if I have a code patch >>> which is dual-licensed both under LGPLv3 and ALv2, that >>> such a patch would be acceptable to both LO and AOO. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >> > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
