Hi,
I am trying to understand the different between these 2 licenses, but it all seems very unclear...
I found a discussion here but it didn't really help.
As anyone got a clear view on what the difference actually is, if any ?
Cheers David
Thanks! but that's exactly the type of info that's confusing me. The CDDL is said to be OK for linking with code under a different license and also OK for releasing changes under a different license, but then wikipedia says that CDDL is also incompatible with GPL...
DavidM
2010-07-14 10:48:36
and the table says that the LPGL doesn't allow the redistribution of changes under a different license, but as far as I know it is GPL compatible...
DavidM
2010-07-14 11:01:35
The question is, WHY do you need to know this. If it's intellectual curiosity, I suggest you read the whole text of the licenses. If you want to release some code, BSD/MIT will make it available to the largest audience. Otherwise, if in doubt, ask a lawyer :-)Anyway, main differences are whether the license is viral and to which extent (GPL/LGPL/Affero), whether incorporation into other works requires acknowledgment (old BSD), etc.
zvrba
2010-07-14 19:37:45
why? well because they both seem to do more or less the same job but I don't understand the details and reading the whole text of the licenses doesn't really help (I'm not a lawyer).
DavidM
2010-07-15 14:23:21
In my previous comment I mentioned some of the main differences.
zvrba
2010-07-15 14:34:16
No, you didn't. You exposed the topics in which most licenses have differences and gave GPL,BSD, etc as examples... I still don't know the different between CDDL and LGPL, and you don't seem to know either, so I guess I'll ask a lawyer
DavidM
2010-07-16 08:24:35