Re: [Opensync-users] Support for bluetooth transport over SyncML ?

[Ademar de S. R. Jr. <ad...@co...>]

Armin Bauer wrote:
> 
> Ademar de Souza Reis Jr. wrote:
>>
>>Please remember that BlueZ is GPL, so libsyncml must also be released
>>under this license. Making bluetooth support optional is also a
>>possibility.
>>
> 
> Why? libsyncml is LGPL which is compatible to the GPL so the license is
> fine. The only implication of this is that if you want bluetooth
> support, you would not be able to use libsyncml with a propietary
> program (since this would also link against bluez).
> 

LGPL is compatible with GPL, but not the other way around. What I
mean by "must also be released under this license" is that if
you link to BlueZ, you can't use libsyncml as LGPL anymore, so
either* you also release it under GPL or make bluez linkage
optional at compilation time.

Of course, the code can still be LGPL so that someone can
recompile it manually without linking to bluez, but since
libsyncml will be redistributed (by linux distros, for
example) and considered a standard library, I believe
it's a good idea to have the licensing terms clearly
defined.

* possibilities such as releasing BlueZ under LGPL, etc
not cosidered for simplicity :-)

Cheers,
  - Ademar

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