Re: kdesdk: GPLv2 and GPLv3+

On 2009-12-27, Julius Davies <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm curious if a combination of GPLv2 and GPLv3+ files inside kdesdk
> might represent a license-incompatibility problem.  Here are the
> files:
>
>
> GPLv3+:
> ---------------
> kdesdk-4.3.2/kate/plugins/symbolviewer/bash_parser.cpp
>
>
> GPLv2:
> ---------------
> kdesdk-4.3.2/kbugbuster/gui/loadallbugsdlg.cpp
> kdesdk-4.3.2/kcachegrind/kcachegrind/[several files...]
> kdesdk-4.3.2/kcachegrind/libcore/[several files...]
> kdesdk-4.3.2/kcachegrind/libviews/[several files...]
> kdesdk-4.3.2/kcachegrind/qcachegrind/[several files...]
> kdesdk-4.3.2/strigi-analyzer/po/polineanalyzer.cpp
> kdesdk-4.3.2/strigi-analyzer/ts/tsthroughanalyzer.cpp
>
>
>
> Do the GPLv2 files ever combine with the GPLv3 file when creating the binaries?
>
> Are there are any dynamic links in-between the binary files created by
> these source files?


I don't think that combination is a actual legal issue here, as these
is not to my knowlegde actually combined.  But note that for new files,
gplv3+ is not a accepted license in KDE, and it has not been at all.

Someone should look at getting all these files relicensed. I_don't think
there is that many developers on those files, so that tracking down the
right people should be possible. Any takers ?

/Sune