[Fedora-legal-list] OpenCASCADE now under LGPL v2.1 plus exception

[Dan Horák]

On Mon, 30 Dec 2013 12:46:21 -0500
Tom Callaway <tcallawa at redhat.com> wrote:

> On 12/25/2013 09:34 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
> > I'd like to package OpenCASCADE, which was formerly under a non-free
> > license, but starting from version 6.7.0 it has been relicensed
> > under LGPL v2.1 plus an exception.  The full license is at:
> >     http://www.opencascade.org/getocc/license/
> > 
> > Here's the exception text, from the bottom of that page:
> > 
> > 
> >       Open CASCADE Exception (version 1.0) to GNU LGPL version 2.1.
> > 
> > The object code (i.e. not a source) form of a "work that uses the
> > Library" can incorporate material from a header file that is part
> > of the Library. As a special exception to the GNU Lesser General
> > Public License version 2.1, you may distribute such object code
> > incorporating material from header files provided with the Open
> > CASCADE Technology libraries (including code of CDL generic
> > classes) under terms of your choice, provided that you give
> > prominent notice in supporting documentation to this code that it
> > makes use of or is based on facilities provided by the Open CASCADE
> > Technology software.
> > 
> > Is this acceptable for Fedora?  Is the appropriate license tag
> > "LGPLv2 with exceptions"?
> 
> It is finally acceptable (after 5+ years). I was in touch with
> OpenCASCADE at the end to review their exception wording, it is all
> acceptable for Fedora now. The license tag is correct, go forth and
> package!

thanks for the hard work


		Dan