Re: Move to LGPL3
- From: Jean Bréfort <jean brefort normalesup org>
- To: Lieven van der Heide <lievenvanderheide gmail com>
- Cc: ryan lortie <desrt desrt ca>, chpe gnome org, gtk-devel-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: Move to LGPL3
- Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:08:34 +0100
Windows API (and may be DirectX) is a special case, because you can't
write a Windows program without using it.
Le mardi 18 mars 2008 à 12:57 +0100, Lieven van der Heide a écrit :
> Ok, according to the matrix on
>
> http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html#AllCompatibility
>
> it's indeed not allowed, although I don't really understand why.
>
> On 3/18/08, Lieven van der Heide <lievenvanderheide gmail com> wrote:
> > Does that really apply for the code you link to? Afaik, if a GPL
> > program uses an LGPL library, it doesn't relicense that library under
> > GPL too, it merely links to it, and leaves it up to the user to make
> > sure the library is available. If this would be the case, than it
> > wouldn't be possible for GPL code to use something like the Windows
> > API or DirectX either.
> >
> > I think the restriction from the link you posted only apply to GPL
> > libraries, but not LGPL.
> >
> >
> > On 3/17/08, Mathias Hasselmann <mathias hasselmann gmx de> wrote:
> > >
> > > Am Montag, den 17.03.2008, 00:31 +0100 schrieb Mathias Hasselmann:
> > >
> > > > I am really wondering what's the reason for FSF claiming, that
> > > > programs
> > > > licenced GPL-2 only are not allowed to use LGPL-3 libraries. The LGPL-3
> > > > allows non-free, proprietary programs to use LGPL-3 libraries, but
> > > > excludes free software, licensed GPL-2 only? This sounds absurd to me!
> > > >
> > > > Is the FSF spreading FUD with their license matrix? Why doesn't the
> > > > matrix have footnotes explaining that absurd conflict?
> > >
> > >
> > > Ok, it is not FUD. It seems the problem is, that LGPLv3 imposes
> > > additional restrictions not found in the GPLv2. So it isn't the LGPLv3
> > > that forbids LGPLv3 libraries to be used by GPLv2-only programs. It is
> > > the GPLv2 which forbids to linking against libraries more restrictive
> > > than itself.
> > >
> > > See http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html#v2v3Compatibility
> > > for details.
> > >
> > > In theory LGPLv3 allows addition of exceptions, but they have to be
> > > approved by all copyright holders. Doubt this will happen. So only
> > > chance for upgrading to a new version of the LGPL is waiting for an FSF
> > > approved version of the LGPL, which drops those additional restrictions
> > > for GPLv2-only programs.
> > >
> > > Total insanity...
> > >
> > >
> > > Ciao,
> > > Mathias
> > > --
> > > Mathias Hasselmann <mathias hasselmann gmx de>
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> > >
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