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SimpleDBM is an Open Source Multi-Threaded Embeddable Transactional Database Engine in Java.
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Change license to GPL with ClassPath Exception #74

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Currently SimpleDBM is licensed under GPL. This places constraints on any
product that wishes to use SimpleDBM, as such a product would be considered
a derived work and would have to also be licensed under GPL.

My intention was always to protect SimpleDBM itself but not impose
conditions on any product that uses SimpleDBM. Having looked at options, I
have decided that the best way of achieving my goal would be to continue to
use GPL but add the ClassPath Exception (see
http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html).

Original issue reported on code.google.com by d.majum...@gmail.com on 17 May 2009 at 9:33

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Original comment by d.majum...@gmail.com on 31 May 2009 at 9:44