Mitchell Baker
12-16-2003, 08:37 AM
Jacky
You'll want to read the license carefully, of course -- that's the
ultimate authority. If you make Modificiations (see the definition)
then your Modifications must be released under the MPL. If you code is
file-based, then the Modifications that must be released are also
file-based. In other words, yoy must make any files with Modifications
available under the MPL.
Once you have done this, you are free to combine MPL files with
proprietwary files. See Section 3.7.
The best known example of this is probably the Netscape branded
browsers. Netscape made its Modifications (and other code on a
voluntary basis) available under the MPL. Then it combined that Mozilla
code with proprietary code -- instant messaging, some plug-ins, a Java
VM and created the Netscape browser. If you read the end user license
agreement for the netscape browser carefully, you should see a section
saying it's build using MPL code.
The MPL also has some notification requirements -- take a look.
This is not legal advice -- you need a lawyer who knows your specific
setting for that.
Mitchell
Jacky Cheung wrote:
HiI am using a source code in developing a commercial project, which thesource code is in MPL (Mozilla Public License)If I use the source code as library, will the license make my whole projectis is MPL as well?And how can I avoid the above problem>Jacky_______________________________________________mozilla-license mailing listmozilla-license@mozilla.orghttp://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/mozilla-license
You'll want to read the license carefully, of course -- that's the
ultimate authority. If you make Modificiations (see the definition)
then your Modifications must be released under the MPL. If you code is
file-based, then the Modifications that must be released are also
file-based. In other words, yoy must make any files with Modifications
available under the MPL.
Once you have done this, you are free to combine MPL files with
proprietwary files. See Section 3.7.
The best known example of this is probably the Netscape branded
browsers. Netscape made its Modifications (and other code on a
voluntary basis) available under the MPL. Then it combined that Mozilla
code with proprietary code -- instant messaging, some plug-ins, a Java
VM and created the Netscape browser. If you read the end user license
agreement for the netscape browser carefully, you should see a section
saying it's build using MPL code.
The MPL also has some notification requirements -- take a look.
This is not legal advice -- you need a lawyer who knows your specific
setting for that.
Mitchell
Jacky Cheung wrote:
HiI am using a source code in developing a commercial project, which thesource code is in MPL (Mozilla Public License)If I use the source code as library, will the license make my whole projectis is MPL as well?And how can I avoid the above problem>Jacky_______________________________________________mozilla-license mailing listmozilla-license@mozilla.orghttp://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/mozilla-license