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174	josm depends on MinML2 which is not GPL-compatible	timo.lindfors@…	imi	"{{{
Steps to reproduce:
1) svn co http://josm.openstreetmap.de/svn
2) wget http://www.wilson.co.uk/xml/MinML2-0.3.zip
3) unzip -d MinML2-0.3 MinML2-0.3.zip
4) Compare svn/LICENSE and MinML2-0.3/MinML2.release/licence.txt

Expected results:
4) josm and its dependency minml are free software and their distribution terms are compatible.

Actual results:
4) josm and minml seem to be free software but their distribution terms are not compatible.

More info:
1) josm can be distributed under the terms of GPLv2 
2) minml can be distributed under a BSD style license with advertising clause:

""All advertising materials mentioning features or use
of this software must display the following acknowledgement:

This product includes software developed by John Wilson.
The name of John Wilson may not be used to endorse or promote
products derived from this software without specific prior
written permission""

3) Both programs are free software but such an advertising clause is not compatible with GPL. This incompatibility has been discussed in e.g. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/bsd.html

4) I don't see any easy solution. If I understand it correctly this issue makes it illegal for me to distribute josm at all :-( Could you perhaps ask MinML author John Wilson (tug@wilson.co.uk) to relicense his work under the revised BSD license that does not have an advertising clause?

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