Bug 92204 – [EFL][WK2] Use LGPL license instead of Apple BSD

• Component: WebKit EFL
• Status: RESOLVED INVALID

[Gyuyoung Kim]

WK2 EFL port has used both LGPL and Apple BSD license so far. In GTK, QT ports cases, it looks they are using LGPL licens in a rough way. However, this can make confusions when contributor wanna add a new file. So, I would decide to use LGPL for WK2 EFL port from now. If we should use Apple BSD license, please let me know. I'd like to know about it.

[Gyuyoung Kim]

Created attachment 154241 [details]
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[Gyuyoung Kim]

Created attachment 154242 [details]
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[Chris Dumez]

You cannot relicense our code like that. Intel uses new BSD for new files on purpose.

[Mark Rowe (bdash)]

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You can't change the license on code without approval from all copyright holders on the code in question.

[Gyuyoung Kim]

I just sent an email related to license to webkit-dev.

I'm preparing an email to webkit-devfor this (In reply to comment #3)
> You cannot relicense our code like that. Intel uses new BSD for new files on purpose.

Can I ask what purpose you use BSD ?

[Chris Dumez]

(In reply to comment #5)
> I just sent an email related to license to webkit-dev.
> 
> I'm preparing an email to webkit-devfor this (In reply to comment #3)
> > You cannot relicense our code like that. Intel uses new BSD for new files on purpose.
> 
> Can I ask what purpose you use BSD ?

I cannot speak on behalf of Intel. All I know is that we are asked to use New BSD for our code if possible. I'm assuming New BSD is slightly more permissive than LGPL and gives us more freedom (e.g. Most of our other products are New BSD licensed so we could in theory reuse code written for WebKit-EFL in our other products more easily). In any case, if you want to relicense the WebKit-EFL code to LGPL, you will need approval from Intel Management (at least for the files with our copyright).

Personally, I don't think it matters if there are 2 different licenses used in WebKit EFL. This is already the case for the rest of WebKit and we are living fine we it.

[Gyuyoung Kim]

(In reply to comment #6)

> I cannot speak on behalf of Intel. All I know is that we are asked to use New BSD for our code if possible. I'm assuming New BSD is slightly more permissive than LGPL and gives us more freedom (e.g. Most of our other products are New BSD licensed so we could in theory reuse code written for WebKit-EFL in our other products more easily). In any case, if you want to relicense the WebKit-EFL code to LGPL, you will need approval from Intel Management (at least for the files with our copyright).
> 
> Personally, I don't think it matters if there are 2 different licenses used in WebKit EFL. This is already the case for the rest of WebKit and we are living fine we it.

Of course, this is fine to live. But, I would verify which license is correct or there is any rule now. If we can use both licenses, I would decide which license EFL files use on Samsung contributed files in here.