EUPL, a weak copyleft license that closes the SaaS loophole, OSI+FSF approved

Posted by smarx007 on Thursday August 17, 2023 @08:47AM
from the joinup.ec.europa.eu dept.

https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/eupl/news/understanding-eupl-v12

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Re:EUPL, a weak copyleft license that closes the SaaS loopho... by smarx007 on Thursday August 17, 2023 @09:52AM (#37161588)

In my opinion, it's a perfect replacement for LGPL, EPL, and MPL to ensure SaaS users are covered by the terms of the license.

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Re:EUPL, a weak copyleft license that closes the SaaS loopho... by patemmschmitz on Monday August 21, 2023 @04:01AM (#37206613)

Agreed. There was a debate on the point "is the EUPL strong or weak copyleft?" It is not "strong copyleft" as the FSF conceives it, simply because European Law excludes license "viral" propagation in the case of linking (under any license, as soon the European law is applicable, which is always the case for the EUPL).

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