Re: [Rhythmbox-devel] Rhythmbox and our new MP3 plugin
- From: William Jon McCann <mccann jhu edu>
- To: Christian Fredrik Kalager Schaller <christian fluendo com>
- Cc: rhythmbox-devel gnome org
- Subject: Re: [Rhythmbox-devel] Rhythmbox and our new MP3 plugin
- Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:48:06 -0500
Hi,
Christian Fredrik Kalager Schaller wrote:
"The Totem project hereby grant permission for non-gpl compatible GStreamer
plugins to be used and distributed together with GStreamer and Totem. This
permission are above and beyond the permissions granted by the GPL license
Totem is covered by."
Not a lawyer, but, shouldn't this say "The Totem authors" instead of
"The Totem project" for it to be legally valid? Unless, it is a Totem
Project that holds the copyrights.
Should it say "GPL incompatible" instead of "non-GPL compatible"?
Should probably also add a statement that this software or a derived
work can be distributed with or without this exception.
Is there currently a distributor who is shipping Totem (or other
software with a similar exception) with a GPL incompatible plugin? Is
there a distributor who has specific plans to ship Rhythmbox with a GPL
incompatible plugin?
Can you please explain how this isn't in direct conflict with section 6
of the GPL?
Strictly speaking, I think this will make Rhythmbox GPL incompatible.
This means that we can't link to any GPL code unless it carries a
similar exception or it has a more permissive license (eg. LGPL). If
not, why?
Thanks,
Jon
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