[webkit-dev] Using LGPL-derived source in one of the wtf files.

[Dmitry Titov]

As far as I understand it, it is indeed covered:
1. The file contains BSD license at the top for the whole file.
2. It also includes the original LGPL license of the code that was used to
derive a portion of the implementation.

I'm not a lawyer, but it seems to be all right.

Dmitry

On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Darin Adler <darin at apple.com> wrote:

> On Jan 19, 2009, at 12:12 PM, Dmitry Titov wrote:
>
>  In the proposed patch the ThreadingWin.cpp would contain 2 licenses -
>> standard WebKit one and a copy of Pthread-win32 license (LGPL). The latter
>> is there because the code for ThreadCondition is derived from the sources of
>> that library (removing the need to pull in the whole library for 50 lines of
>> code).
>>
>> Does this idea look acceptable? Can we use LGPL'ed source this way and how
>> should we go about the license if we can?
>>
>
> The WebKit contribution terms are on the attachment creation page in
> bugs.webkit.org:
>
>        1) If you are sending in a patch to existing WebKit code, you agree
> by clicking below that your changes are licensed under the existing license
> terms of the file you are modifying (i.e., BSD license or GNU Lesser General
> Public License v.2.1, LGPL v. 2.1). Please also add your copyright (name and
> year) to the relevant files for changes that are more than 10 lines of code.
>        2) If you are sending in a new file for inclusion in WebKit (no code
> copied from another source), the preferred license is BSD, but LGPL 2.1 is
> an option as well. Please include your copyright (name and year) and license
> preference (BSD or LGPL 2.1). By clicking below you agree that your file is
> licensed under either the BSD license or LGPL 2.1, as indicated in your
> file.
>        3) If you aren't the author of the patch, you agree to include the
> original copyright notices and licensing terms with it, to the extent that
> they exist. If there wasn't a copyright notice or license, please make a
> note of it. Generally we can only take in patches that are BSD- or
> LGPL-licensed in order to maintain license compatibility within the project.
>
> Is there something in this case that isn't covered by those terms?
>
>    -- Darin
>
>
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