> From: Maât [m...@phpgroupware.org] > Sent: 2009-11-09 14:42:11 CET > To: phpgroupware-developers@gnu.org, phpGroupWare Coordinators > [coordinat...@phpgroupware.org] > Subject: Re: [phpGroupWare coordinators] [phpGroupWare-developers] GPLv3 > (was Who wants to play?) > > Sigurd Nes wrote: > >> From: Dave Hall [dave.h...@skwashd.com] > >> Sent: 2009-11-09 13:13:21 CET > >> To: phpgroupware-developers@gnu.org > >> Subject: [phpGroupWare-developers] GPLv3 (was Who wants to play?) > >> > >> On Mon, 2009-11-09 at 12:49 +0100, Maât wrote: > >> > >>> Sigurd Nes wrote: > >>> > >>> for the remaining license issue i don't understand why there is a > >>> problem with GPL v3 > >>> > >>> can someone explain please ? > >>> > >> Sigurd wants to import felamimail from eGroupWare - which depends on > >> PEAR code (which is PHP licensed code - read not GPLv2 or v3 > >> compatible). His work around for the licensing issue is to play the > >> same game as eGroupWare by telling people to download the PHP licensed > >> code separately. This may actually constitute a GPL violation as there > >> is expert opinion around which suggests include/require in PHP > >> constitute static linking - regardless of if you distribute the code > >> with it or not. > >> > >> > > > > Btw: I can skip the felamimail application from being ported. > > That should ease the pain. > > The existing one (that does not use PEAR code) is still GPLv2 only. > > > > Regards > > > > Sigurd > > > I think you're wrong Sigurd : > > felamimail either in our repository or in egw's is "version 2 or later" :) >
We are both wrong: In egw's version there are files that are V2-only. In our repository - all files are "version 2 or later". I rest my case: as soon as there is an working alternative for the ported felamimail (for now I need it) - I will convert to GPLv3. Regards Sigurd
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