Re: TODO: GNU TLS

Stephen Frost wrote:
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> * Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us) wrote:
> > Stephen Frost wrote:
> > > So it's *not* an additional restriction.  Not to mention the other
> > > reason- the license isn't part of the *work*.
> > 
> > It is an _additional_ license you have to include, not just their
> > license.  I don't see how requiring an advertizing clause is an
> > additional restriction, but requiring an additional license isn't.
> 
> The GPL fully realizes that there may be other licenses out there which
> is why it was written to talk about *restrictions*:
> 
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I don't see the distinction here.  Where does it say having to include
another license is a different additional restriction from an
advertizing clause?

> > I don't understand the "work" issue as it applies here.

Right.  I wasn't clear in saying that the idea is whether the BSD and
GPL licenses can or cannot be merged into a single work.

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