Re: [Exist-development] LGPL 2.1 and GPL 2 and all that crap

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To be more precise:

The code for eXist-db is still released under the LGPL. If code that Adam 
included is available under the GPL, that doesn't change the license of the 
eXist-db code; it just means the /combination/ of the two has to be released 
under the GPL.

Luigi

On Sunday, 05 February 2012, Alain Couthures wrote:
> That's the official FAQ:
> 
> 
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.en.html#GPLInProprietarySystem
> 
> Le 05/02/2012 22:12, Adam Retter a écrit :
> > Hi Alain,
> >
> > Thats interesting, can you tell me where you got that quote from
> > please? ...so that I can read some more!
> >
> > On 5 February 2012 21:11, Alain Couthures<ala...@ag...>  
wrote:
> >> Hello Adam,
> >>
> >> As far as I understand, including a GPL library in eXist-db would imply 
that
> >> eXist-db is becoming GPL itself!
> >>
> >> "A system incorporating a GPL-covered program is an extended version of 
that
> >> program. The GPL says that any extended version of the program must be
> >> released under the GPL if it is released at all."
> >>
> >> -Alain
> >>
> >> Le 05/02/2012 21:48, Adam Retter a écrit :
> >>
> >>> I really detest trying to understand open source licences. I have
> >>> placed something which is GPLv2 into eXist-db. eXist-db is LGPL 2.1.
> >>> It seems to me that from what I can Google and understand (not much),
> >>> that the licences are compatible.
> >>>
> >>> However, I have had some concerns raised that we should not use
> >>> anything which is GPLv2. As Linux itself is GPLv2 and many companies
> >>> use this, I am not sure I understand the issue.
> >>>
> >>> If anyone is concerned that I should not include GPLv2 libraries,
> >>> please tell me, but more importantly please tell me why its important.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks Adam.
> >>>
> >
> >
> 
> 
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