[Fwd: Re: For Approval: The Azure License]

[Bruce Perens]

It appears GPL3 compatible in this regard, just not GPL2.

Wilson, Andrew wrote:
>> Attribution to the copyright holder(s), by name
>> and by hyperlink, shall be given
>> in the about box, credits document and/or
>> documentation of any derivative work
>> using a substantial portion of the Software.
>>     
>
> In a large project the number of unique copyright holders can also
> become quite large, unless assignment of copyright is required.
> You might consider requiring attribution for the project or for the
> Initial Developer, which would make compliance easier in practice.
>
> Not strictly germane to OSI approval, but, as I'm sure you're aware, an
> attribution clause probably makes your license GPLv2-incompatible.
>
> Andy Wilson
> Intel open source technology center
>