Reinhold Kainhofer wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 20. September 2009 13:46:32 schrieb Joseph Wakeling:
>> It looks like the problems are FreeType (GPLv2 only or GPL-incompatible
>> permissive license, so blocks upgrade);
>
> The FTL is GPLv2-incompatible, but according to the FSF, it's GPLv3-
> compatible... See
> http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/index_html#GPLCompatibleLicenses
> No blocker here.
Oh, great. Missed that when reading the compatible license list.
>> Guile (future versions will be
>> LGPLv3+, so GPLv2-only-incompatible); and potentially Pango (if it
>> upgrades to LGPLv3+).
>
>> None are a present, active problem but all are clear risks.
>
> Yes, that's the only possible license issue in the future that I can see.
> Everything else appears okay...
So, the upshot is that, while not an absolute necessity, it would be
highly convenient to gain GPLv3 compatibility.
If there are no objections I will continue to track contributors and ask
for their licensing preferences -- specifically, what is the most
permissive license they are willing to permit (i.e. GPLv2/3, GPLv2+,
BSD-style, etc.) -- and record in the publicly-viewable Google Doc
mentioned previously.
Best wishes,
-- Joe
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