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That's surprising, considering the virality is part of the license text, not the law; does the law prohibit that clause?
by icebraining 6y ago
That's surprising, considering the virality is part of the license text, not the law; does the law prohibit that clause?
- sc11 6y agoHere's a good explanation: https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/eupl/news/why-viral-licensing-ghost https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/eupl/news/why-viral-l... The short answer is that there are certain protections that ensure interoperability, and that linking to software does not make it a derivative work.
- twic 6y agoThat's an interesting analysis. That directive is usually understood to be about reverse engineering in order to build compatible software: "to obtain the necessary information to achieve the interoperability of an independently created program with other programs" being a key bit. It's not immediately clear to me - a programmer but not a lawyer - that this has any bearing on whether linking creates a derivative work. Have any other experts, or courts, weighed in on whether this analysis is sound?