Hi, On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 6:22 AM Arne Schwabe <a...@rfc2549.org> wrote:
> After first round of mailing people with more than 10 commits we have > almost all committers have agreed. This put this license in the realm > of having a realistic change to work. Had any of these contributers > disagreed, rewriting all their code might have been not feasible. > > The rationale of adding this exception now is to avoid having to > have a second round of agreement for new contributers and ensure > that all new code will include the exemption. > > patch v2: add explaination and use exception rather than excemption > looks like a wrong version of patch below ? > Change-Id: Ide83f914f383b53ef37ddf628e4da5a78e241bf0 > Signed-off-by: Arne Schwabe <a...@rfc2549.org> > --- > COPYING | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING > index e12c51414..b4a148494 100644 > --- a/COPYING > +++ b/COPYING > @@ -31,6 +31,29 @@ OpenVPN license: > file, but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to > do so, delete this exception statement from your version. > > +Apache2 linking exemption: > --> exception > +--------------------------- > +OpenVPN is currently undergoing a license change to add an exemption for > --> exception > +Apache 2 linking. The following exemption is only valid for new > contributions > --> exception > +after COMMITDATE and past contribution where the authors have already > agreed > +to the exemption. > --> exception > + > + In addition, as a special exception, OpenVPN Inc and the > + contributors give permission to link the code of this program to > + libraries (the "Libraries") licensed under the Apache License > + version 2.0 (this work and any linked library the "Combined Work") > + and copy and distribute the Combined Work without an obligation to > + license the Libraries under the GNU General Public License v2 > + (GPL-2.0) as required by Section 2 of the GPL-2.0, and without an > + obligation to refrain from imposing any additional restrictions in > + the Apache License version 2 that are not in the GPL-2.0, as > + required by Section 6 of the GPL-2.0. You must comply with the > + GPL-2.0 in all other respects for the Combined Work, including > + the obligation to provide source code. If you modify this file, you > + may extend this exception to your version of the file, but you are > + not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this > + exception statement from your version. > + > LZO license: > ------------ > > -- > 2.39.2 (Apple Git-143) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openvpn-devel mailing list > Openvpn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-devel >
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