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

[Joe W. <jo...@gm...>]

Hi Adam,

Maybe you've already resolved the licensing question.  But I gather that the code in question was used to add a hash method more secure than MD5, RIPEMD-160.  Is there a reason you didn't just use any of the SHA variants that are already in eXist, rather than adding a new crypto library?  

Joe

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On Feb 5, 2012, at 3:48 PM, Adam Retter <ad...@ex...> wrote:

> 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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