Re: kdevplatform mixed licences

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On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 7:20 PM, Jonathan Riddell <[email protected]> wrote:

> KDevplatform has files which don't follow the KDE licencing policy of
> (L)GPL2+
>
> shell/ has files which are GPL 2 only
> while
> plugins/subversion/kdevsvncpp is GPL 3+
>
> they don't link together directly but they are a derived work of the same
> library so it's a bit of a legal grey area whether they can be distributed
> together.
>
> David F, Till and Manuel may I relicence your files in kdevplatform/shell/
> to from GPL 2 only to GPL 2 or later?  There's also a file which is
> copyright KDAB, David and Till are you able to grant me permission to
> relicence this?
>
> Much of the files copyright David Nolden is LGPL 2 also e.g.
> vcs/models/projectchangesmodel.cpp by Aleix Pol Gonzalez don't give much
> of a problem for distribution but don't follow the KDE licence policy
>
> Thanks all
> Jonathan
>
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Hi,
I see 3 issues here:
* GPL 3+ code: That's just the subversion support. If nobody sees a better
solution, I'd move it to playground and extragear and let the users decide
if they want to have it. We can add a warning or something on the README or
cmake output.
* GPL 2 only code: As far as I understand it's only a matter of having
KDAB's code relicensed, which David already did, so we can move it forward
already? Or we need Manuel?
* LGPL 2 code: I'm unsure why it's a problem. It's because we should change
them to LGPL2+, right?

Thanks Jonathan for looking into this!

Aleix

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<div dir=3D"ltr">On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 7:20 PM, Jonathan Riddell <span di=
r=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">jr@jridd=
ell.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote">

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-=
left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;p=
adding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>KDevplatform has files whi=
ch don&#39;t follow the KDE licencing policy of (L)GPL2+<br>

<br></div><div>shell/ has files which are GPL 2 only <br></div><div>while<b=
r>plugins/subversion/kdevsvncpp is GPL 3+<br>
<br></div><div>they don&#39;t link together directly but they are a derived=
 work of the same library so it&#39;s a bit of a legal grey area whether th=
ey can be distributed together.<br><br></div><div>David F, Till and Manuel =
may I relicence your files in kdevplatform/shell/ to from GPL 2 only to GPL=
 2 or later?=C2=A0 There&#39;s also a file which is copyright KDAB, David a=
nd Till are you able to grant me permission to relicence this?<br>


</div><div><br>Much of the files copyright David Nolden is LGPL 2 also e.g.=
<br></div></div>vcs/models/projectchangesmodel.cpp by Aleix Pol Gonzalez do=
n&#39;t give much of a problem for distribution but don&#39;t follow the KD=
E licence policy <br>


<br></div>Thanks all<span class=3D""><font color=3D"#888888"><br>Jonathan<b=
r><br></font></span></div>
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<br></blockquote></div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"g=
mail_extra"><br class=3D"">Hi,</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">I see 3 issu=
es here:</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">* GPL 3+ code: That&#39;s just the=
 subversion support. If nobody sees a better solution, I&#39;d move it to p=
layground and extragear and let the users decide if they want to have it. W=
e can add a warning or something on the README or cmake output.</div>

<div class=3D"gmail_extra">* GPL 2 only code: As far as I understand it&#39=
;s only a matter of having KDAB&#39;s code relicensed, which David already =
did, so we can move it forward already? Or we need Manuel?</div><div class=
=3D"gmail_extra" style>

* LGPL 2 code: I&#39;m unsure why it&#39;s a problem. It&#39;s because we s=
hould change them to LGPL2+, right?</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra" style><=
br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra" style>Thanks Jonathan for looking into =
this!</div>

<div class=3D"gmail_extra" style><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra" style=
>Aleix</div></div></div>

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