[ANNOUNCE][GOODIE] Time Zone Support for Squeak

David T. Lewis lewis at mail.msen.com
Sat Jan 22 22:27:29 UTC 2000


On Sat, Jan 22, 2000 at 02:23:34PM -0500, Andrew C. Greenberg wrote:
> >I put this out under a GNU GPL license. Is this OK for Squeakers?
> 
> Not really.  A careful read of GPL suggests that it is inconsistent 
> with the Squeak license.  Incorporating GPL code into the image as an 
> individual probably does not violate either GPL or Squeak (although 
> recent RMS writings indicate otherwise), but any subsequent 
> distribution of the same to a third party would violate either the 
> Squeak license or the GPL.  Accordingly, the code could never be 
> safely incorporated into the Squeak central image.
> 
> I wish I could report differently.
> 
> If the code is original and your own, may I suggest that you instead 
> reissue it subject to the provisions of the Squeak license?
>

Can I do something along the lines of:

"You may use XXXXX under the terms of either the Gnu Public License or
the Squeak License, whichever you prefer. No other license terms are
permitted without written consent of the author."





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