Re: Move to LGPL3

["Lieven van der Heide" <lievenvanderheide gmail com>]

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
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