RE: [phpGroupWare coordinators] [phpGroupWare-developers] GPLv3 (was Who wants to play?)

[Sigurd Nes]

> From: Maât address@hidden
> Sent: 2009-11-09 14:42:11 CET
> To: address@hidden, phpGroupWare Coordinators address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [phpGroupWare coordinators] [phpGroupWare-developers] GPLv3      
> (was Who wants to play?)
> 
> Sigurd Nes wrote:
> >> From: Dave Hall address@hidden
> >> Sent: 2009-11-09 13:13:21 CET
> >> To: address@hidden
> >> Subject: [phpGroupWare-developers] GPLv3 (was Who wants to play?)
> >>
> >> On Mon, 2009-11-09 at 12:49 +0100, Maât wrote:
> >>     
> >>> Sigurd Nes wrote:
> >>>
> >>> for the remaining license issue i don't understand why there is a
> >>> problem with GPL v3
> >>>
> >>> can someone explain please ?
> >>>       
> >> Sigurd wants to import felamimail from eGroupWare - which depends on
> >> PEAR code (which is PHP licensed code - read not GPLv2 or v3
> >> compatible).  His work around for the licensing issue is to play the
> >> same game as eGroupWare by telling people to download the PHP licensed
> >> code separately.  This may actually constitute a GPL violation as there
> >> is expert opinion around which suggests include/require in PHP
> >> constitute static linking - regardless of if you distribute the code
> >> with it or not.
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > Btw: I can skip the felamimail application from being ported.
> > That should ease the pain.
> > The existing one (that does not use PEAR code) is still GPLv2 only.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Sigurd
> >   
> I think you're wrong Sigurd :
> 
> felamimail either in our repository or in egw's is "version 2 or later" :)
> 

We are both wrong:
In egw's version there are files that are V2-only.
In our repository - all files are "version 2 or later".

I rest my case: as soon as there is an working alternative for the ported 
felamimail (for now I need it) - I will convert to GPLv3.

Regards

Sigurd