[Savannah-hackers] Re: [gnu.org #215181] GNU GPL plug-in for Eclipse

[Sylvain Beucler]

Thanks,

I notified the author about this issue.

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Sylvain

On Tue, Nov 23, 2004 at 07:27:32PM -0500, address@hidden via RT wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-11-21 at 08:20 -0500, Sylvain Beucler via RT wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I recently approved this project:
> > https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/cashew-s
> > 
> > I told the user it was possible to write a plug-in for Eclipse (under
> > the Eclipse Public License) and release it under the GNU GPL using an
> > exception as described at
> > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLPluginsInNF
> > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLIncompatibleLibs
> > 
> > My approval is here:
> > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/savannah-hackers/2004-11/msg00550.html
> > 
> > However, I now wonder whether such linking is possible.
> > 
> > Let's consider an hypothetical license "anti-GPL" that permits any
> > kind of use except combinaison with GNU GPL'd program. If I release a
> > GPL'd plug-in for a piece of software released under the anti-GPL,
> > adding an exception to my plug-in will not be enough to combine the
> > two programs.
> > 
> > So my questions are:
> > - Is using an exception enough to combine any GPL-incompatible
> >   software with GPL'd software?
> > - If not, is it possible to release an GPL'd plug-in for Eclipse?
> 
> The Eclipse people don't believe that plug-ins are derivative works of
> the main program.  We do.  So, they think they permit this, and we think
> they don't.  To make this clear, I'm talking to them about getting an
> explicit exception in place to allow this.   
> 
> Until then, we think such linking violates their license.
> 
> -- 
> -Dave Turner
> GPL Compliance Engineer
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