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

[Maât]

Sigurd Nes wrote:
>   
>> 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
>   
ok so i suggest start working in that direction : there is so much to be
done on the current code that we can start cleaning licenses headers
towards full "GPL v3 or later" now beacause it will take a rather long
time and during this slow cleaning process we can also work on a cool
email solution (wether felamimail-based or not) that fit your (and
hopefully not only your) needs

Maât