Gennaro Prota wrote:
Hi,
a question I get frequently asked is "Can I dual-license a project or a library under the GPL and the Boost Software License?".
One doesn't need to be a lawyer to grok that the BSL allows sublicensing (not relicensing in GNUtian sense; or rather lack of any sense) under different terms for machine-executable object code only. Derivative works in source code form fall under the BSL and only the BSL. As for derivative works, I suggest you take a look at http://www.usfca.edu/law/determann/softwarecombinations060403.pdf ----- PRELIMINARY DRAFT 2006/4/3 FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY Accepted for Publication in Issue 21:4 (Fall 2006) of the BERKELEY TECHNOLOGY LAW JOURNAL DANGEROUS LIAISONS SOFTWARE COMBINATIONS AS DERIVATIVE WORKS? Distribution, Installation and Execution of Linked Programs under Copyright Law, Commercial Licenses and the GPL By Lothar Determann Prof. Dr. Lothar Determann teaches courses on Computer and Internet law at the University of California Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of San Francisco School of Law and Freie Universität Berlin (www.lothar.determann.name) and practices law as a partner in the international technology practice group of Baker ? McKenzie LLP, San Francisco/Palo Alto office (www.bakernet.com). The author is grateful for assistance from his students, in particular Tal Lavian, Principal Scientist at Nortel Labs (valuable comments from computer science perspective), Steven B. Toeniskoetter, Lars F. Brauer, and Neda Shabahang (legal research and footnote editing). ----- First sale, copyright misuse and all that (I don't particularly agree with all of his analysis and characterization of *governing* [he seems to highlight some bad/highly-criticized/overturned... probably poor legal research by Neda) caselaw on infringing derivatives, but his conclusions and summaries are mostly OK... except that regarding antitrust he seems to be totally unaware of Wallace). Nice to see real law professors and practitioners catching up. :-) regards, alexander. -- http://www.terekhov.de/Wallace-case-FAQ-for-dummies-v1.9.txt