Ask HN: What do you think about EUPL in comparison to other copyleft licences?

Re:Ask HN: What do you think about EUPL in comparison to oth... by palata on Monday March 04, 2024 @07:19AM (#39589539)

> For me, it is mostly about "sharing the code" as in

Sure, I did not express it correctly. I really just wondered about the tivoization.

> But if they adapt or remix it, they should also use a free license

I think that the code has to stay EUPL, but if you merge it into, say, a bigger GPL project, then the whole project can count as GPL. But the EUPL code inside stays EUPL, right?

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Re:Ask HN: What do you think about EUPL in comparison to oth... by patemmschmitz on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @03:00PM (#39608473)

You are right, there is a "double coverage". The EUPL just states that the compatible license (applied to the combined derivative work) will prevail in case it conflicts with the EUPL. But none of the listed compatible licenses (i.e. GPL-v2 or GPL-v3) prohibit, for example, the coverage of remote/SaaS distribution: they may not impose it (SaaS loophole) but allow it. So the EUPL code inside the combined derivative will stay covered by essential EUPL obligations, including the modified code sharing in case of remote distribution, even when the combined work is globally distributed under the GPL.

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