Here is the email I sent... ---- Brett,
We're having some issues after the move to LGPLv3. Specifically there are some applications which are GPLv2 only. Wouldit be possible to get an exception for GNUstep which would allow this. Alternatively, would it be possible for GNUstep to be considered a"System Library" so that the exception for that applies. I amstarting to wonder to myself if we didn't move too hastily when movingGNUstep to GPL v3 of the license. Currently this is being discussed at length on the GNUstep-discusslist which is hosted by the FSF. Please make any comments you feelrelevant there if you can. I would like to discuss exceptionsthat we can consider or any other possible solutions. My cell phoneis (240)274-9630 and my home phone is (301)362-9640. We might consider the following, if possible: /* As a special exception, if you link this library with files compiled with GCC to produce an executable, this does not cause the resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License. This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why the executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License. */ This was taken from libobjc. Please let me know. Later, GJC Gregory Casamento -- Principal Consultant - OLC, Inc # GNUstep Chief Maintainer ----- Original Message ---- From: Gregory John Casamento <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Hubert Chathi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [email protected] Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 7:14:57 PM Subject: Re: GPLv2 licensing issues All, I've written Brett Smith at the FSF to ask about exceptions or any possible solutions to the issues we're discussing. I will post relevant points when he replies to my email. Thanks, GJC Gregory Casamento -- Principal Consultant - OLC, Inc # GNUstep Chief Maintainer ----- Original Message ---- From: Hubert Chathi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 6:42:15 PM Subject: Re: GPLv2 licensing issues On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:08:52 +0000 (UTC), Yavor Doganov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Thanks for raising the issue, and the summary. В Thu, 10 Apr 2008 > 13:51:08 -0400, Hubert Chathi написа: >> or http://price.sourceforge.net/exception.html > I am not sure that such an exception is sufficient to eliminate the > incompatibility problem -- in fact, I fear that it may not have a > legal effect. Riccardo, have you contacted [EMAIL PROTECTED] about > this? What problems do you see with it? The text is more-or-less copied from the http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#LinkingOverControlledInterface (minus explanatory preamble and postamble). -- Hubert Chathi - Email/Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/124B61FA (Key available at wwwkeys.pgp.net) Fingerprint: 96C5 012F 5F74 A5F7 1FF7 5291 AF29 C719 124B 61FA _______________________________________________ Gnustep-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnustep-dev _______________________________________________ Gnustep-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnustep-dev _______________________________________________ Gnustep-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnustep-dev
