Re: GPLv2 icon with GPLv3+ program

[Calum Benson <Calum Benson Sun COM>]

On 22 Jul 2009, at 16:46, Ulrik Sverdrup wrote:

> Hello
>
> > > Ok. But still only to an older (potentially) GPLv3-incompatible
> > > version? I acquired gnome-icon-theme from debian whose copyright  
> > > file
> > > only mentions GPLv2.
> >
> > Yes, gnome-themes is currently LGPL v2 only.  I don't know much  
> > about the
> > GPL v3 licensing issues, but I'm guessing that doesn't really help  
> > with this
> > specific problem... I was really just saying that it wasn't the  
> > first time
> > people had wondered about icon theme licensing, and not come to any  
> > firm
> > conclusions.
>
> Ok. You say *Lesser* GPL. Just FYI: I have gnome-themes and
> gnome-icon-theme version 2.26 installed, and in the debian copyright
> for these two packages, it still says GPLv2 (only) (Not LPGL, but
> GPL).

Hmm... gnome-themes changed to LGPL on 2003-08-11, according to its  
ChangeLog:
<http://git.gnome.org/cgit/gnome-themes/tree/ChangeLog.pre-git>

And here's its current COPYING file:
<http://git.gnome.org/cgit/gnome-themes/tree/COPYING>

Cheeri,
Calum.

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