Re: [ddccontrol-devel] ddccontrol-db license question

[Jaroslav S. <jsk...@re...>]

Hi,

thanks for your reply

> For ddccontrol-db, COPYING also contains GPLv2, but we do not put any
> copyright header in the files contributed by ourselves or users, so
> I'm
> not clear if we meant GPLv2+ or just GPLv2 (or even public domain,
> actually).
> 
Actually it could be GPL+ as the GPLv2 license text states:
  If the Program does not specify a version number of this License,
  you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software
  Foundation.

Also confirmed by our Fedora licensing wiki / guidelines:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/FAQ#How_do_I_figure_out_what_version_of_the_GPL.2FLGPL_my_package_is_under.3F

> I'd say the conservative option is GPLv2. But I assume no one would
> be
> offended if you put GPLv2+.
> 
Therefore we will use GPLv2+ to be consistent with ddccontrol
package

thanks & regards

Jaroslav