On Jun 23, 2009, at 1:12 AM, C. Bergstr?m wrote: > > For my project it's been requested that I provide a list of all GPL > software that links with CDDL code. To the best of my knowledge the > only circumstance where this exists is with libc. I'm not a lawyer, > but it's clear that Sun's legal department has determined GPL code + > CDDL libc to not be a derivative work or at least not a risk. Maybe > I'm mistaken because it's technically being distributed under the > OpenSolaris binary license? Can or has someone made an official > statement on this? If not please do so. I'm hoping that SFLC will > resolve the matter with a real answer, but having a 2nd opinion from > another lawyer may help a lot. I'm trying to avoid this boiling > down to copyright holder risk assessments. > > > (This may and probably is the wrong place to ask this. Please > redirect me if so.)
Legal advisors will tell you that their legal advice only applies to their clients, and are unwilling to provide any advice outside of that group of individuals. In short, no one from Sun (as I understand it) can provide you with legal advice, you'll have to seek your own counsel. Cheers, -- Shawn Walker
