From: MikkelFJ <mikkelfj-anti-spam@...>
Date: 2003-02-16T10:21:58+09:00
Subject: Re: GPL question


"Daniel Carrera" <dcarrera@math.umd.edu> wrote in message
news:20030215215907.GA743@math.umd.edu...
> Hello,
> Suppose that I want to translate a Perl module into Ruby.  The Perl module
> is available under Perl's dual license: Artistic and GPL.
>
> Does that mean that I cannot release the Ruby version under Ruby's dual
> license?  Since Ruby's licenses don't include the Artistic, I would have
> to recive the module under the GPL.  But the GPL won't leat me relase the
> code under a dual license that includes the GPL.  Is that right?

Well - I don't know the artistic license - but if close to Ruby you could
probably get the authors permission to use the Ruby's license.
If you are only copying functionality and not grabbing C-source the license
would not be a real issue although it's always a grey area peeking into
source.

Mikkel