For Approval: The Azure License

[Carlo Piana [OSI]]

Kenneth Ballenegger wrote:
> Replying in a single email again.
>
> Carlo, I personally don't see anything in the Azure License which
> would cause it to be incompatible with the GPLv2. I'm no GPL expert
> though. Suffice to say that GPLv2 compatibility isn't of much
> importance to me. The debate on whether the GPL is good or evil is a
> pointless one -- there will always be proponents of both sides, and
> everybody is entitled to their own opinion.
Dear Kenneth,

You may have been under the impression that I was saying anything about
the fact that the license is incompatible with the GPL. Actually I
wasn't, I said that I am not sure that it was, as in "I am not sure I
understand X". Sorry for not being clearer.

My concern was that, in addition to not caring much about compatibility,
there was some "GPL is against innovation" blurb in your message with
which I wasn't comfortable.

I seem to remember that somebody made reference to the "advertisement"
clause in the 4-clauses BSD and the fact that this specific clause is
incompatible with the GPL. It did not come from me though, and I have
not investigated on whether your attribution text is any close to the
advertisement clause.

All my best wishes.

Carlo