--- In Firebird-Architect@yahoogroups.com, Jim Starkey <jas@...> wrote:

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What about licensing? The IBL is not listed on the OSI list of
approved open source licenses:

http://www.opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical

Why is this, and where does the licensing fit in the spectrum of
viral / freely distributable licenses? I tried reading the IBL, but
I'm not sure I understood what it was saying. It sounds like it's
saying that one can freely distribute Firebird, but any custom changes
to the Firebird DB must be made available to the greater Firebird
community.

Is the IBL a viral license?