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Mozilla Public License v2 doesn't get enough love. It's copyleft, but not viral like the GPL is. It is GPL compatible but can also link to (and be linked by) p
by dralley 6y ago
Mozilla Public License v2 doesn't get enough love.
It's copyleft, but not viral like the GPL is. It is GPL compatible but can also link to (and be linked by) proprietary code. It is file-based, so the rule is that if you modify one of the original project files, it has to be provided under MPLv2 - but extensions to the original library in separate files are permissible.
It also provides a lot of the same protections that Apache 2.0 provides in comparison to MIT/BSD licenses.
- seg_lol 6y agoTotally concur, replace Apache with MPL. In fact, Apache should come out with a new version that is Apache+MPL.
- _ph_ 6y agoIndeed I need to check the MPL more closely. My reservations with the GPL were never about sharing modifications of the code I received under the GPL, but for the restrictions it applies to the rest of the product. Those are often incompatible.