[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]
List: kde-release-team
Subject: Re: kdepimlibs Licensing
From: Allen Winter <winter () kde ! org>
Date: 2008-11-07 15:46:49
Message-ID: 200811071046.50752.winter () kde ! org
[Download RAW message or body]
On Friday 07 November 2008 6:26:35 am Tom Albers wrote:
> Op vrijdag 07 november 2008 00:50 schreef u:
> > A Divendres 07 Novembre 2008, Allen Winter va escriure:
> > > Howdy,
> > >
> > > Would it be possible to relax the licensing requirements in kdepimlibs to
> > > permit GPL code? Currently, kdepimlibs requirements are the same as
> > > kdelibs; i.e. only LGPL, BSD, X11.
> > >
> > > There are at least 4 GPL libraries in kdepim (libkholidays, libksieve,
> > > kdgantt, libkleo) that would be very useful for kdebase, KOffice and
> > > extragear.
> > >
> > > For example:
> > > libkholidays could provide holiday info for calendar plasmoids
> > > libksieve could allow Mailody to implement IMAP sieve filters
> > > kgantt would allow KOffice Gantt charts without having to use the current
> > > svn external etc.
> > >
> > > Attempts at relicensing these libraries has failed or is very difficult.
> > > We have tried.
> > >
> > > I've been told that there was agreement at the last Akademy to allow
> > > kdepimlibs to have GPL code?? If wasn't there so this is 3rd hand info.
> > >
> > > I'd like an official answer. Or another suggestion.
> > >
> > > Comments?
> >
> > I'm not at all involved in kdepimlibs besides roaming const & fixes :D But
> > this is my advice, if you are going to accept GPL libraries in kdepimlibs
> > adding a _gpl suffix to them seems a good idea so people linking know they
> > are linking to a GPL library.
> >
> > Albert
>
> dfaure pointed out that that would break bc...
>
Yep.
So the next best idea we have so far is:
- put the source into kdepimlibs/gpl.
- make sure the doxygen main pages say GPL on them
- clearly state in the kdepimlibs/README and kdepimlibs/POLICIES file
that there is GPL code in here
- ??
_______________________________________________
release-team mailing list
release-team@kde.org
https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/release-team
[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]
Configure |
About |
News |
Add a list |
Sponsored by KoreLogic