On Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:10:31 +0900 Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman)
<ras...@rasterman.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:49:58 +1000 David Seikel <onef...@gmail.com>
> said:
> 
> > On Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:03:35 +0900 Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman)
> > <ras...@rasterman.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:50:08 -0200 Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri
> > > <barbi...@profusion.mobi> said:
> > > 
> > > > On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, David Seikel wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:48:14 -0800 "Enlightenment SVN"
> > > > > <no-re...@enlightenment.org <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Log:
> > > > > > add missing licenses references, fix copyright, add link
> > > > > > result notice.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Author:       barbieri
> > > > > > Date:         2013-01-16 13:48:14 -0800 (Wed, 16 Jan 2013)
> > > > > > New Revision: 82911
> > > > > > Trac:
> > > > > > http://trac.enlightenment.org/e/changeset/82911
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Modified:
> > > > > >   trunk/efl/COPYING trunk/efl/licenses/COPYING.BSD
> > > > > > trunk/efl/licenses/COPYING.LGPL
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Modified: trunk/efl/COPYING
> > > > > > ===================================================================
> > > > > > --- trunk/efl/COPYING 2013-01-16 21:47:37 UTC (rev 82910)
> > > > > > +++ trunk/efl/COPYING 2013-01-16 21:48:14 UTC (rev 82911)
> > > > > > @@ -1,11 +1,23 @@
> > > > > > -EFL comes with several licences. Listed are the
> > > > > > library/probject +EFL comes with several licences. Listed
> > > > > > are the library/project name and the license file covering
> > > > > > it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  evil:            licenses/COPYING.BSD
> > > > > > -escape:          licenses/COPYING.GPL
> > > > > > +escape:          licenses/COPYING.GPL (used in PlayStation
> > > > > > native) +eina:            licenses/COPYING.LGPL
> > > > > >  eet:             licenses/COPYING.BSD
> > > > > > -eina:            licenses/COPYING.LGPL
> > > > > >  eo:              licenses/COPYING.BSD
> > > > > >  evas:            licenses/COPYING.BSD
> > > > > > +embryo:          licenses/COPYING.SMALL
> > > > > >  ecore:           licenses/COPYING.BSD
> > > > > > -embryo:          licenses/COPYING.SMALL
> > > > > > +eio:             licenses/COPYING.LGPL
> > > > > > +edbus:           licenses/COPYING.LGPL
> > > > > > +efreet:          licenses/COPYING.BSD
> > > > > > +eeze:            licenses/COPYING.BSD
> > > > > > +ephysics:        licenses/COPYING.BSD
> > > > > > +edje:            licenses/COPYING.BSD
> > > > > > +edje/epp:        licenses/COPYING.GPL (separate
> > > > > > binary/executable) +emotion:         licenses/COPYING.BSD
> > > > > > +ethumb:          licenses/COPYING.LGPL
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +NOTE: If linked together, the result will be LGPL (or GPL
> > > > > > is Escape is +used) due that license characteristics.
> > > > >
> > > > > Hmmm, guess that means the BSD licences are useless, since
> > > > > it's all gonna be linked together anyway, and thus GPL
> > > > > contaminated.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > That is right. For all purposes consider EFL = LGPL. We just
> > > > didn't change the license as it would require approvals. But
> > > > effectively it's all LGPL.
> > > 
> > > incorrect. only if we make a single libefl.so is this the case.
> > 
> > IANAL, and I don't think most of us are either, but this is a legal
> > matter that might eventually get tested in courts.  Now while it's
> > true that all manner of bizarre things have been decided in courts,
> > I suspect that the viral nature of GPL and variants might be tossed
> > out as it tries to undermine the copy rights of others.  Basically
> > it tries to impose copying restrictions on third parties
> > copyrighted intellectual property that the owner of said copyright
> > material may not wish to impose.
> > 
> > As such, I'll state that all my contributions to the projects
> > generally known as Enlightenment Foundation Libraries and
> > Enlightenment DR17 where made under the BSD licence that applies to
> > most of it.  It was my intention to have my contributions be
> > licensed under that BSD licence. Anybody wishing to place
> > restrictions outside of that BSD licence on my copyrighted
> > contributions best get a lawyer.
> > 
> > Yes I know, this is all silly, but people do take this shit
> > seriously. Just ask Google.  B-)
> 
> lgpl is very explicit that its boundaries are at the boundary of the
> shared library - as long as the library is a separate one (with some
> little gotchas which don't apply to us here), it doesnt cross it. gpl
> is a different matter.

Ah, but we are merging now. The boundaries are a bit fluid as code
shifts between the libraries, which is why we merged in the first
place.  Something that we should be careful about.

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