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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Public_Licence https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Public_Licenc... > The licence was developed with
by happymellon 3y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Public_Licence https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Public_Licenc...
> The licence was developed with other open-source licences in mind and specifically authorizes covered works to be re-released under the following licences [...] GPL
Considering the GPL doesn't count "Application Service Providers" as distribution, doesn't this essentially make that point moot?
Other than that, yes it seems to be a good license, and backed by governments so we know what the governments intent it and therefore how they intend to enforce it.
- patemmschmitz 3y agoGPL doesn't count "Application Service Providers" as distribution, but does not prohibit to do so and to share/publish the combined/modified source code; It is just silent regarding SaaS, meaning that it seems that the GPL does not conflict with the EUPL on these points. And the EUPL (art. 5) compatibility clause states that, applied to a combined derivative, the compatible license will prevail in case there is a conflict with the provisions of the EUPL. When no conflict exists...