Nathan, thanks for your kind explanation. I go like that. Regards.
2017-05-03 14:25 GMT+02:00 Nathan Woodrow <[email protected]>: > Hey, > > Yes, that is fine. You can use Apache libraries in a GPL applications (I > think QGIS already does) just not the other way around e.g you can't make > an Apache application that includes GPL code. > > - Nathan > > On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 10:17 PM, Enrico Ferreguti <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi all QGIS developers, >> >> I'm submitting a new plugin: https://github.com/enricofer/gdrive_provider >> that makes use of external libraries published under Apache v2 licence >> >> As far as I understand >> <https://www.apache.org/licenses/GPL-compatibility.html> >> >> The Free Software Foundation <http://www.fsf.org/> considers >>> <http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/#apache2> the Apache License, >>> Version 2.0 <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> to be a free >>> software <http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html> license, >>> compatible >>> <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#GPLCompatibleLicenses> >>> with version 3 of the GPL >>> <http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.html>. The Software Freedom >>> Law Center <http://www.softwarefreedom.org/> provides practical advice >>> <http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2007/gpl-non-gpl-collaboration.html> >>> for developers about including permissively licensed source. >>> Apache 2 software can therefore be included in GPLv3 projects, because >>> the GPLv3 license accepts our software into GPLv3 works. >>> >> >> So I should release the plugin with GPLv3 that I understand is compatible >> with with plugin licencing policy ("GPLv2 or greater") >> <http://blog.qgis.org/2016/05/29/licensing-requirements-for-qgis-plugins/> >> >> The plugin is provided with a checkbox that makes aware the user about >> the Google Drive Terms of Service. >> >> Do You think that GPLv3 licensing and Google Drive Terms of Service >> disclaimer suffits? >> >> Regards. >> Enrico Ferreguti >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Qgis-developer mailing list >> [email protected] >> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >> > >
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