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Re: [epl-discuss] GPL compatibility
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Since you sound knowledgeable on the topic, could you introduce what
is special about MPL2 that mitigates the GPL issue?
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jesse mcconnell
jesse.mcconnell@xxxxxxxxx
On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 8:51 AM, Richard Fontana
<fontana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> EPL 1.0 is assumed by both the FSF and the Eclipse Foundation to be
> GPL-incompatible. The perception of GPL incompatibility probably plays
> a small but not negligible role in keeping the license somewhat
> marginalized.
>
> Why not use EPL 2.0 as an opportunity to address this? MPL 2.0 did so
> and the solution used in MPL 2.0 could easily be adapted to the EPL,
> though other approaches are also possible.
>
> RF
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