Re: Linking to a GPLv3 library from a LGPLv2 library

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Including Shantanu to this thread


On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Alex Merry <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 28/02/14 15:53, Shantanu Tushar Jha wrote:
> > [Please use Reply-to-all as we're not subscribed]
> >
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > We are trying to use the QxOrm library[1] into Plasma Media Center, the
> > latter having LGPL v2 code for application logic libraries and GPLv2
> > code for GUI bits. Sysadmin suggested that it might be a problem because
> > QxOrm is a GPLv3 library and we're linking to it.
>
> If PMC's overall license is GPL or LGPL v2 (rather than "v2 or later"),
> then a binary version linked to QxOrm will not be distributable, because
> it will not be possible to simultaneously satisfy the requirements of
> the (L)GPLv2 PMC and the GPLv3 QxOrm.
>
> This will be a problem for Linux distributions, or indeed any other
> distribution method that does not involve the user compiling the
> software on their own machine.
>
> (As ever, I'm not a lawyer, and this is just my understanding of the
> situation.)
>
> Alex
>



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<div dir=3D"ltr">Including Shantanu to this thread<br></div><div class=3D"g=
mail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 5:36 =
PM, Alex Merry <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"">On 28/02/14 15:53, Shantanu =
Tushar Jha wrote:<br>
&gt; [Please use Reply-to-all as we&#39;re not subscribed]<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Hi folks,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; We are trying to use the QxOrm library[1] into Plasma Media Center, th=
e<br>
&gt; latter having LGPL v2 code for application logic libraries and GPLv2<b=
r>
&gt; code for GUI bits. Sysadmin suggested that it might be a problem becau=
se<br>
&gt; QxOrm is a GPLv3 library and we&#39;re linking to it.<br>
<br>
</div>If PMC&#39;s overall license is GPL or LGPL v2 (rather than &quot;v2 =
or later&quot;),<br>
then a binary version linked to QxOrm will not be distributable, because<br=
>
it will not be possible to simultaneously satisfy the requirements of<br>
the (L)GPLv2 PMC and the GPLv3 QxOrm.<br>
<br>
This will be a problem for Linux distributions, or indeed any other<br>
distribution method that does not involve the user compiling the<br>
software on their own machine.<br>
<br>
(As ever, I&#39;m not a lawyer, and this is just my understanding of the<br=
>
situation.)<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
Alex<br>
</font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><a href=
=3D"http://www.sinny.in" target=3D"_blank">http://www.sinny.in</a>
</div>

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