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From: | Alex Hudson |
Subject: | Re: [Help-gnutls] Using LGPLv3+ license for libgnutls? |
Date: | Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:53:05 +0100 |
User-agent: | Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11/20080316) |
Hi Simon, Simon Josefsson wrote:
RMS asked if there are is reason GnuTLS should remain LGPLv2.1+ instead of using LGPLv3+. The reasons I'm familiar with includes lynx under GPLv2-only. Gnucash is also said to contain GPLv2-only code. Are there other reasons not to use LGPLv3+?
There are a number of applications out there that are GPLv2-only, including the project I work on (http://www.bongo-project.org/). OpenSSL isn't available for those who can't relicense their projects, so not having GnuTLS be available would be a big blow.
I recall hearing about policies that mandate LGPLv2.1+ in some projects, for example the core libraries in GNOME, but I cannot find any reference to this out there. Anyone?
IIRC, Gtk+ hackers have talked about moving to LGPLv3, but nothing has actually been agreed.
Cheers, Alex.
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