[CMake] cmake license question (Was: CMake Modules)

[Joerg Mayer]

Hello List,

thanks for the many replies and the information/correction.
Instead of answering all mails individually, I'll just try to write
a collective answer on all the points that seem either important or
interesting enough to write on.


1)
First and foremost: Yes, it seems I mixed up the license of the
build system and the license of the project itself. Thanks for
pointing that out - I'm much relieved that this is possible :-)

Regarding the (still perceived incompatibility): I'm not a lawyer
either but you may be right - just because your license has four
clauses doesn't mean it's the four clause BSD license.

2)
Regarding the dual licensing of the .cmake repository: I think it's
a non-issue: It would be best if the cmake maintainers could pick up
the files that are in good shape and add them to the cmake package
itself (way too many packages are currently missing). As the files
are dual licensed, that will allow them to pick the license they like
(e.g. the BSD license) and *remove* the text of the other license
completely - thus any "commercial" users of cmake whos  paranoid/
prejudiced against GPL will never be bothered by it.

3)
Regarding point 3) - the advantage of changing to the 3 clause
license:  It was made to resolve the problem I mentioned in 1).
As I was wrong, I don't see any strong necessity any more, now it's
just a cultural thing: I like things to be GPL compatible ;-)

Ciao
    Joerg
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Joerg Mayer                                           <jmayer at loplof.de>
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