Message-ID: <24440.41082.779800.340676@rob.eddelbuettel.com>
Date: 2020-10-03T16:02:02Z
From: Dirk Eddelbuettel
Subject: [R-pkg-devel] best practices for handling a mixed-licensed package
In-Reply-To: <CABdHhvHht9ooT+Stt8Mms5GfKJoix-rYV9whwE8fDJawe_NfHw@mail.gmail.com>
On 3 October 2020 at 09:54, Hadley Wickham wrote:
| I think this is a bit of an oversimplification, especially given that
| "compatibility" is not symmetric. For example, you can include MIT license
| code in a GPL licensed package; you can not include GPL licensed code
| inside an MIT licensed package. There are some rough guidelines at
| https://r-pkgs.org/license.html#license-compatibility.
One approach for issues such as legal matters is to consult subject-matter
experts which is why I pointed (in a prior private message spawned by this
same thread) to sites such as
https://tldrlegal.com/
https://choosealicense.com/
Dirk
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