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Possible license issues with the bzr-eclipse project

Asked by Niels Thykier

Hi

I reported #601582 against bzr-eclipse, because I believed there was an license issue. The project is hosting code [1] on launchpad, which may or may not be affected by this potential license issue (I did not double check).

The bug has been closed as invalid, but I am not entirely convinced by the arguments. Personally I feel [2] applies to the situation, but I would not mind being wrong. That being said, since launchpad may be considered a distributor of the code, I felt you had a right to know so you can double check the (possible non-)issue if needed.

~Niels

[1] https://code.launchpad.net/bzr-eclipse

[2] http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/using-the-gpl-for-eclipse-plug-ins

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Gary Poster (gary) said : 		#1

I believe either license fits our requirements, and the conflict is out of scope from our concerns. I'll ask for a review of my reply, but I'm reasonably confident.

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Matthew Revell (matthew.revell) said : 		#2

I agree with Gary. bzr-eclipse's licence is compatible with our licensing requirements.

We don't have the resources or expertise to become involved in a discussion over what licence is appropriate for Eclipse plugins, so I'm happy to take the project's word on this.

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