Are there any license requirements for extensions checked into wikimedia's SVN? I am taking over maintanance of an OpenSSO authentication extension from Sun, and it is currently CDDL licensed.
Does it need to be GPL, or is CDDL an acceptable license?
V/r,
Ryan Lane
On 8/12/09 11:19 AM, Lane, Ryan wrote:
Are there any license requirements for extensions checked into wikimedia's SVN? I am taking over maintanance of an OpenSSO authentication extension from Sun, and it is currently CDDL licensed.
Does it need to be GPL, or is CDDL an acceptable license?
Well, as I understand CDDL isn't compatible with GPL. so if you're pulling it into MediaWiki at runtime you enter the GPL Mystery Zone(TM) where things may, or may not, be properly licensed. :)
But I wouldn't object to CDDL code being in the repository, as long as we're not mixing the files together.
-- brion
Well, as I understand CDDL isn't compatible with GPL. so if you're pulling it into MediaWiki at runtime you enter the GPL Mystery Zone(TM) where things may, or may not, be properly licensed. :)
But I wouldn't object to CDDL code being in the repository, as long as we're not mixing the files together.
Thanks. I've asked the developer if Sun is willing to relicense the code. If not, I'll add as CDDL, and ensure I don't mix code/files.
V/r,
Ryan Lane
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