On Sun, 2002-09-22 at 19:01, Mike A. Harris wrote: > [...] > >Therefore, I will restrict the GPL license for cdrdao so that section 2 > >of the GPL will not apply to the libedc_ecc code. I will shortly prepare > >a new cdrdao release with the new license terms and remove all older > >releases from sf.net. > > The GPL license explicitly states that you may not make further > restrictions on the license. In other words, it is not possible > to say "My program is GPLv2, plus you cant do this or that". It > is prohibited. > > If the GPL license conflicts with the license of another > component in the software, you must either remove the > GPL conflicting parts, or alternatively relicense your software > with a different license than the GPL. > > You can't GPL part of your program however, and have GPL > incompatible code linked into it.
I tend to believe this but can you please let me know where this is stated in the GPLv2 license text (I mean the part about making restrictions to the license). I'm assuming here that you are quiet familiar with this topic so that it is easy for you to find it. I already scanned the license text but could not find something matching. The libedc_ecc code is held in a library which gets statically linked to the cdrdao executable. The library is not available as a separate package so that the cdrdao sources ship with the libedc_ecc sources. The libedc_ecc sources are strictly separated from the remaining cdrdao sources. Does this count as linking GPL incompatible code in? If I currently cannot release cdrdao under GPL I'll temporarily freeze the project and remove all releases. Maybe Heiko decides to put the libedc_ecc code under GPL, now, because I think the cdrtools are also subject to this problem. If not I'll implement the required code myself and reactive cdrdao when I'm finished. Heiko: Please give me one more day for solving this issue until I take further actions. Regards, Andreas -- Andreas Mueller Tel: +49 89 67808848 Ramsmeierstr. 1 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 85579 Neubiberg, Germany -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
