On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 17:24, Dirk Stöcker <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hello, > > for openSUSE build I was asked to clearify license: > > The merkaartor has a mix of licenses which makes it difficult to determine >> what the license of the actual resulting binary should be. The LICENSE file >> for the package contains a copy of the GPLv2. There are various indications >> in the package that the package is GPLv2+ licensed. >> >> The spec file for the package is far too general. It just states 'GPL'. >> >> There are also indications in the package that there are GPLv3 files (see >> plugins/background/MCadastreFranceBackground) and GPLv2 "only" (see >> merkaartor-0.17.0/src/Main.cpp where the license is displayed as: >> fprintf(stdout, "This program is licensed under the GNU Public License >> v2\n");) >> > > So please could you tell me what version of GPL is used? > > I would suggest GPLv2+, as this is probably the most generic one. In case > there is really V3 code included, then V3 is minimum. V3 and V2 only would > be illegal BTW, so I hope there is not really V2 only code. > > I'm not aware of "+" version of GPLv2. What are the differences between GPL2 and GPL2+? What would be the "indications in the package that the package is GPLv2+ licensed"? I'll check if V3 code is used in the Cadastre plugin... - Chris -
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