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[Help-gnutls] Re: Using LGPLv3+ license for libgnutls?
From: |
Simon Josefsson |
Subject: |
[Help-gnutls] Re: Using LGPLv3+ license for libgnutls? |
Date: |
Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:54:00 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.110011 (No Gnus v0.11) Emacs/22.2 (gnu/linux) |
Alex Hudson <address@hidden> writes:
> Hi Simon,
>
> Simon Josefsson wrote:
>> RMS asked if there are is reason GnuTLS should remain LGPLv2.1+ instead
>> of using LGPLv3+.
>>
>> The reasons I'm familiar with includes lynx under GPLv2-only. Gnucash
>> is also said to contain GPLv2-only code.
>>
>> Are there other reasons not to use LGPLv3+?
>>
>
> There are a number of applications out there that are GPLv2-only,
> including the project I work on
> (http://www.bongo-project.org/). OpenSSL isn't available for those who
> can't relicense their projects, so not having GnuTLS be available
> would be a big blow.
Thanks for the information. If you know of more GPLv2-only projects
that use GnuTLS, that would be useful to know.
Btw, Bongo looks relatively new, could you share any insight why you
chose a GPLv2-only license? It looks bound to create problems sooner or
later.
>> I recall hearing about policies that mandate LGPLv2.1+ in some projects,
>> for example the core libraries in GNOME, but I cannot find any reference
>> to this out there. Anyone?
>>
>
> IIRC, Gtk+ hackers have talked about moving to LGPLv3, but nothing has
> actually been agreed.
Ok. So maybe they actually don't have a LGPLv2.1+ policy.
Thanks,
Simon
- [Help-gnutls] Using LGPLv3+ license for libgnutls?, Simon Josefsson, 2008/09/09
- Re: [Help-gnutls] Using LGPLv3+ license for libgnutls?, Alex Hudson, 2008/09/09
- [Help-gnutls] Re: Using LGPLv3+ license for libgnutls?,
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- [Help-gnutls] Re: Using LGPLv3+ license for libgnutls?, Simon Josefsson, 2008/09/09
- [Help-gnutls] Re: Using LGPLv3+ license for libgnutls?, Daniel Kahn Gillmor, 2008/09/09
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- [Help-gnutls] Re: Using LGPLv3+ license for libgnutls?, David Marín Carreño, 2008/09/10
- [Help-gnutls] Re: Using LGPLv3+ license for libgnutls?, Simon Josefsson, 2008/09/10
- [Help-gnutls] Re: Using LGPLv3+ license for libgnutls?, Stephane Bortzmeyer, 2008/09/10
- [Help-gnutls] Re: Using LGPLv3+ license for libgnutls?, Simon Josefsson, 2008/09/10
- [Help-gnutls] Re: Using LGPLv3+ license for libgnutls?, Stephane Bortzmeyer, 2008/09/10
- [Help-gnutls] Re: Using LGPLv3+ license for libgnutls?, Simon Josefsson, 2008/09/10
- [Help-gnutls] Re: Using LGPLv3+ license for libgnutls?, Simon Josefsson, 2008/09/10