LICENSE: Clarify language in Asterisk's LICENSE to allow for linking to UniMRCP

The UniMRCP project distributes Asterisk modules that integrate Asterisk with
UniMRCP, and other Asterisk users use the UniMRCP library as well.
Unfortunately, the UniMRCP license is Apache 2.0, which per the Free Software
Foundation, is not a compatible license with the GPLv2.

"Please note that this license is not compatible with GPL version 2, because it
has some requirements that are not in that GPL version. These include certain
patent termination and indemnification provisions. The patent termination
provision is a good thing, which is why we recommend the Apache 2.0 license for
substantial programs over other lax permissive licenses."

On the other hand, UniMRCP is a great project and we'd like to let people use
it with Asterisk.

This patch updates the LICENSE text to allow users to link Asterisk with
UniMRCP and distribute the resulting binaries.
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Merged revisions 422293 from http://svn.asterisk.org/svn/asterisk/branches/1.8

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diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index d530d18c178a96f0a93db7ecf3de8acfe392d21d..16230ffd42b12b3c4290150c4ea8125514544ef2 100644 (file)
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ GPL'd products (although if you've written a module for Asterisk we
 would strongly encourage you to make the same exception that we do).
 
 Specific permission is also granted to link Asterisk with OpenSSL, OpenH323
-and/or the UW IMAP Toolkit and distribute the resulting binary files.
+UniMRCP, and/or the UW IMAP Toolkit and distribute the resulting binary files.
 
 In addition, Asterisk implements two management/control protocols: the
 Asterisk Manager Interface (AMI) and the Asterisk Gateway Interface