Licensing Issues

[Peter Olsen]

This discussions such as this are good reasons to avoid using GPL code where ever possible.  

> On Jul 2, 2015, at 07:42 , Hamda Binte Ajmal <hamda.binte.ajmal at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Pascal J. Bourguignon <pjb at ...> writes:
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> Thank you once again.
> Lisp code is essential for Java UI + Dragmath (at runtime)
> But not vice versa, i.e. Lisp code can be used independently without 
> having to link it to Java UI.
> So it makes the project a derived work of Lisp code.
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> Also, Dragmath is necessary (even at compile time) for Java UI, which 
> makes Java UI a derived work of Dragmath.
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> So Java UI has to respect both licenses.
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> As GPL is more restrictive than BSD, It will take over the java UI , i.e 
> Java UI has to be released under GPL (Sad, but I can compromise)
> 
> My main interest is that Lisp code is released under BSD. I have to share 
> the source of Lisp anyway so the clause of GPL you mentioned doesn't 
> matter much to me.
> 
> Thanks again,
> Hamda
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