* ZIP
file (jetty/hsqld standalone distribution): Here there could be a problem since we have a
mix of LGPL and CC-BY content. Anyone has a clue about whether this is ok or not?
It's fine because LGPL (and even GPL) is ok with files under any other
license to be distributed in the same package. This is actually a requirement
for a license to be classified as "Open Source”.
My understanding is that if you distribute something with GPL or LGPL license then it
becomes GPL or LGPL (virality).
Thanks
-Vincent
Thanks,
Caleb
>
> WDYT? I’m far from a license expert...
>
> Thanks
> -Vincent
>
>
>> On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 11:23 PM, vincent(a)massol.net wrote:
>>>
>>> On 9 Nov 2015 at 22:51:41, vincent(a)massol.net
(vincent@massol.net(mailto:vincent@massol.net)) wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi devs,
>>>>
>>>> I see at
http://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/License that we say:
“The wiki documents (all the documents in the default .xar archive) are distributed under
Creative Commons (CC-BY)”.
>>>>
>>>> However currently all our wiki pages in GitHub (the XML files) are
licensed under LGPL 2.1
>>>>
>>>> Do we need to change the license for all those XML files?
>>>
>>> BTW are we sure it would be ok to have files licensed under both LGPL and
CC-BY in our distribution?
>>>
>>> All I could find is to consider those XML files “non-functional data” files
(see "Non-functional Data” in
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html) which says:
>>>
>>> “
>>> Data that isn't functional, that doesn't do a practical job, is more
of an adornment to the system's software than a part of it. Thus, we don't insist
on the free license criteria for non-functional data. It can be included in a free system
distribution as long as its license gives you permission to copy and redistribute, both
for commercial and non-commercial purposes. For example, some game engines released under
the GNU GPL have accompanying game information—a fictional world map, game graphics, and
so on—released under such a verbatim-distribution license. This kind of data can be part
of a free system distribution, even though its license does not qualify as free, because
it is non-functional.
>>> ”
>>>
>>> One issue is that those XML files not only contain data but also scripts
which I don’t think can be considered “non-functional data”...
>>>
>>> WDYT?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> -Vincent
>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> -Vincent
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