- What are my obigations if used by commercial software ?
- Is it GPLish or closer to ASL 2 ?
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IANAL, but the FSF has stated that the CDDL is incompatible with the GPL. In terms of linking, it seems to have some features of the LGPL (linking from code with a different licence is allowed).
I'd read the legal text very carefully and check with your company's lawyer. Any changes you make to the code itself will have to be CDDL'd as well.
lfaraone
2009-04-21 11:17:08
Do you mean any changes to the cddl code has to be returned (aka lgpl) ?I will reread the license a few times
mP
2009-04-22 03:11:37
Yes. It is copyleft, in that if you make a change and distribute it you have to include the source of the original as well as your modification.
lfaraone
2009-04-22 03:15:10
What about any *linked* code - aka the viral asspect of GPL ?
mP
2009-04-24 12:10:51
From the way I understand it, you can link code under any license to CDDL code.
lfaraone
2009-04-24 12:16:41