Re: Linking to a GPLv3 library from a LGPLv2 library

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Hi,

Thanks for the reply. We do have "version 2.1 of the License, or (at your
option) any later version" in our license which should mean "v2 or later".
So, in this case is it possible to link to QxOrm?

Cheers,


On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 7:06 PM, Sinny Kumari <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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
>>
>
>
>
> --
> http://www.sinny.in
>



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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Hi,<br><br></div>Thanks for the reply. We do hav=
e &quot;version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version&q=
uot; in our license which should mean &quot;v2 or later&quot;. So, in this =
case is it possible to link to QxOrm?<br>
</div><div><br></div>Cheers,<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 7:06 PM, Sinny Kumari <span=
 dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">ksin=
[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 dir=3D"ltr">Including Shantanu to this =
thread<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e">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""><div>On 28/02/14 15:53, Shan=
tanu 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></div>If PMC&#39;s overall license is GPL or LGPL v2 (rather than &qu=
ot;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><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
Alex<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
</font></span></font></span></blockquote></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font=
 color=3D"#888888"><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><a href=3D"http://www.s=
inny.in" target=3D"_blank">http://www.sinny.in</a>
</font></span></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Shantanu Tushar=A0 =A0 =
(UTC +0530)<br><a href=3D"http://www.shantanutushar.com" target=3D"_blank">=
http://www.shantanutushar.com</a>
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