[Fedora-legal-list] MIxing GPL and Apple License
Rahul Sundaram
sundaram at fedoraproject.org
Sun Dec 16 20:56:46 UTC 2007
Sergio Pascual wrote:
> Hi, I'm reviewing a program called mt-daap[1]. This program includes
> code under the Apple Public Source License Version 2.0 and the GPLv2
>
> In the table of Good Licenses in [2], APSL 2.0 appears as non GPLv2
> compatible. Does that means that code under both licenses can't be
> compiled together? In this case, mt-daap can't be licensed under GPLv2
This combination of incompatible licensed code would make the whole
program non-redistributable except by the original authors. They either
need to rewrite the APSL or GPL licensed code afaik.
Rahul
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