[ANNOUNCE][GOODIE] Time Zone Support for Squeak

Andrew C. Greenberg werdna at gate.net
Sat Jan 22 22:49:19 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."

Actually, may I suggest that you state instead, "You may use, 
reproduce, make derivative works or distribute XXX . . ."





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