Re: Compatibility of the ASL and LGPL in the specific case of Java WAS: (Re: What about LGPL? Re: Compatibility of the AFL with the GPL)

2003-03-14 Thread Andrew C. Oliver
Hi Brian, Thank you for taking time to reply. The Apache Software Foundation takes a cautious stance on the matter, that says you can't assume that all authors who release code under the LGPL will interpret it to allow the kind of combination you are asking about. If those authors *do* allow it,

Compatibility of the ASL and LGPL in the specific case of Java WAS:(Re: What about LGPL? Re: Compatibility of the AFL with the GPL)

2003-03-14 Thread Andrew C. Oliver
Just to keep everyone clear, the "AFL" in this week's discussion is the Academic Free License: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/academic.php it is NOT the Apache License. The Apache license as it currently stands is not compatible with the GPL, we recognize this; whether it's compatible with th