MPL 2 section 11

[Wilson, Andrew]

Lawrence Rosen wrote:

> My point is that the supposed additional permission in Section 11 allowing
> us to "combine" MPL code with GPL code is entirely unnecessary. More
> ominously, it leaves the incorrect impression that *only* such combinations
> are allowed, but in fact *all* open source software can be so combined. No
> OSI-approved license could forbid such combinations.

Larry, facts are not with you.  There is already an OSI-approved license
which permits only combinations of covered code with code under a specific set of licenses.
That would be the RPSL (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/real.php).
See the definition of Compatible Source License in 1.2 and the license
grant for Derivative Works in section 4.2.
Unless you are suggesting OSI should break with precedent?

> Section 11 of the new MPL ought to be
> particularly clear about what it allows and what it forbids.

Agreed.  This is why I initiated this thread, and why it is helpful to stay
on topic.

Andy Wilson
Intel open source technology center