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Re: guidelines for using apache code
On Wed, May 25, 2005 at 06:25:02PM -0500, Benjamin Kosnik wrote:
>
> > While you say "period", does that also include additions to the
> > testsuite? If a fairly nice testsuite is released, will it be possible
> > to pull it in? (Obviously even if not, I imagine myself amoung others
> > would run it anyway, see what fails, and could write new tests if
> > anything does fail).
>
> If the file you want to incorporate has the Apache 2.0 License, you
> cannot use it without relicensing. Period.
>
> If the file you want to incorporate has no license, or a compatible
> license, then you're home free.
Um, Benjamin, the question was about additions to the testsuite. We don't
need GPL-compatible licensing for stand-alone testcases, we just need to
be able to distribute them.
I don't see why we can't use an Apache-licensed testsuite if we have no
need to link it to anything else.