[Box Backup] Exclude lists

[Chris Wilson]

Hi Dennis,

> Is there anything in the license that prohibits this?

I don't think there is anything in the Box license (BSD). The GPL may be 
another issue, but at least I have control over that side of things.

> You just have to acknowledge Ben's copyright and force this clause upon your 
> users.

Exactly. Perhaps it isn't even necessary to enforce the clause myself, 
just to point out that it is a legal requirement when compiling and 
linking the application. I have barely copied any code from Box directly 
into my app, probably not enough for a copyright infringement, but 
compiling and linking requires a copy of the Box sources.

> You could just take the GPL (or any other license) and add this requirement 
> to it to comply.

Yes, exactly.

> You might even get away with the following:
> - create a GPL-a-like license like above, or
> - Distribute the software in 2 parts: first part with a BSD-style license for 
> the BoxBackup code  and the second you're own (GPL?) license.
> (you would still need to acknowledge Ben's work in your distribution 
> process, but as you're giving your users 2 licenses they can
> re-distribute/modify/etc the parts according to each seperate license.)

I don't really want to distribute the two parts separately, but I may be 
forced to unless we can come to an agreement. Since I think the license 
position is as clear as you described above, I just want written 
permission from Ben to confirm it.

Cheers, Chris.
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