20 Jun 2011 23:34
Framework Licensing Questions
Tim <tim-projects <at> sentinelchicken.org>
2011-06-20 21:34:04 GMT
2011-06-20 21:34:04 GMT
Hello,
I have a moderately complex licensing scenario that I was hoping
someone could help me navigate. Here is what I *want* to do, though
it may not work:
A. Build a framework which is licensed under the LGPLv3
B. Write "wrapper" plugins for the framework which link various
third-party libraries having multiple different open source
licenses, including CPL, IBM Public, old BSD, and GPL v2/v3
C. Write proprietary, closed-source plugins for the framework which
are sold to help support development of the framework
The most likely distribution model for each component, is that the
framework and wrapper plugins would be distributed by me in one
package; the third-party libraries would be distributed by Linux
distributions in a standard way; and the proprietary plugins would be
distributed in a separate package by me. However, it may make sense
to distribute all components together as a VM or something similar to
make deployment easier.
My questions are:
1. Which of the above scenarios could cause licensing problems?
1.A. Does the use of a GPLv2 or GPLv3 third-party library create a
condition where the framework itself must be considered
"GPLed" such that the proprietary modules or other third-party
(Continue reading)
RSS Feed