V Wed, Jun 03, 2026 at 02:29:53PM -0000, Artur Frenszek-Iwicki via legal napsal(a): > Hey all, > > I'm currently working on getting SDL3_mixer into Fedora. [0] > While doing the packaging work, I noticed that SDL_mixer bundles > timidity for MIDI playback. [1] > > The README file attached to the sources says: > > If you'd like to continue hacking on TiMidity, feel free. I'm > > hereby extending the TiMidity license agreement: you can now > > select the most convenient license for your needs from (1) the > > GNU GPL, (2) the GNU LGPL, or (3) the Perl Artistic License. > This statement is unfortunately a bit ambiguous, since it does not > mention which versions of the licences the author had in mind, > and the only license text attached is the Perl/Artistic one. > While upstream's intention may be different (you should ask them), both GPL and LGPL licenses provide clear guidance regarding the choice of the version, an excerpt from section 14, GPL-3:
Each version is given a distinguishing version number. If the
Program specifies that a certain numbered version of the GNU General
Public License "or any later version" applies to it, you have the
option of following the terms and conditions either of that numbered
version or of any later version published by the Free Software
Foundation. If the Program does not specify a version number of the
GNU General Public License, you may choose any version ever published
by the Free Software Foundation.
-- Petr
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