Re: [Phpgroupware-developers] License LGPL compatible?

[Dave Hall]

Dan Kuykendall <address@hidden> wrote:

> Here are the offending files:
> 
> class.clientsniffer.inc.php
> class.country.inc.php
> class.error.inc.php
> class.errorlog.inc.php
> class.gdbutton.inc.php
> class.gdbutton.inc.php
> class.help.inc.php
> class.help.inc.php
> class.help_helper.inc.php
> class.help_helper.inc.php
> class.http.inc.php
> class.log.inc.php
> class.menutree.inc.php
> class.msg_base.inc.php
> class.net_http_client.inc.php
> class.net_http_client.inc.php
> class.net_http_client.inc.php
> class.schema_proc.inc.php
> class.schema_proc_array.inc.php
> class.schema_proc_mssql.inc.php
> class.schema_proc_mysql.inc.php
> class.schema_proc_pgsql.inc.php
> class.setup.inc.php
> class.setup_detection.inc.php
> class.setup_html.inc.php
> class.setup_process.inc.php
> class.xmltool.inc.php
> class.xslttemplates.inc.php
> xmlrpc.interop.php
> 
> 
> The xmltool and xslttemplate classes are mine, and I will correct 
> the 
> licensing for them, but we need to find the authors of the others 
> and 
> find out about re-licensing.

Ummm .... the cvs logs show contributions of more than 10 lines from
others in them.

> 
> Dan
> 
> Dan Kuykendall wrote:
> 
> > Dave Hall wrote:
> > 
> >> Dan Kuykendall <address@hidden> wrote:
> >>
> >>> What classes in the API are GPL?
> >>
> >>
> >> quite a few, I just ran:
> >> grep -r 'GNU Gen' /path/to/phpgroupware/phpgwapi/inc/*
> >>
> >> on 16.
> >>
> >>> I hadnt seen anything like that in there. If there is any GPL 
> code in 
> >>> the API, it needs to be removed and replaced with LGPL'd code, 
> either 
> >>> by re-writing it, or by getting it relicensed by the author
> >>
> >>
> >> The easier option would be to change the phpGW API license to 
> GPL, which
> >> does not require consent/rewrites.  Some if it from devs who we 
> have>> lost contact with.  Maybe it is easier just to make 14.004+ 
> (which will
> >> be out tomorrow) GPL.
> > 
> > 
> > Not at all cool. GPL wouldnt allow app developers any choice but 
> GPL for 
> > their apps. This isnt what we have ever wanted.
> > 
> > Dan
> > 
> > 
> > 
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