On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 08:26:52AM -0400, Bradley M. Kuhn wrote: > RMS wrote at 12:58 (EDT) on Monday: > >>> For many libraries, using LGPLv2.1 may be best, to allow use in > >>> GPLv2-covered programs. > > I have to disagree with RMS on this point. As I proposed on > desktop-devel a long time ago: > https://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-list/2010-July/msg00097.html > > IMO, the best license for currently LGPLv2.1-or-later libraries is to > upgrade to (GPLv2-only|LGPLv3-or-later).
Some libraries such as GLib and GTK+ are licensed under the LGPLv2-or-later, not LGPLv2.1. Is it possible to migrate to the dual license (GPLv2-only|LGPLv3-or-later) ? And if I understand correctly, the applications under the GPLv2-or-later can easily migrate to the GPLv3-or-later regardless of the library licences (LGPLv2, LGPLv2.1 or LGPLv3). To move things forward, the best is probably to create a GNOME goal: https://wiki.gnome.org/Initiatives/GnomeGoals If some maintainers refuse to migrate to the GPLv3 or LGPLv3 for whatever reason, they can simply state it alongside the relevant modules. Best regards, Sébastien _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
