Hubert Figuiere wrote: > On Tue, 2008-03-18 at 16:03 -0700, Brian J. Tarricone wrote: > >> "You may opt to apply the terms of the ordinary GNU General Public >> License instead of this License to a given copy of the Library. [...] >> (If a newer version than version 2 of the ordinary GNU General Public >> License has appeared, then you can specify that version instead if >> you >> wish.)" >> >> Personally I think this clause is kinda ridiculous, but it's there, >> nonetheless. >> > > It is there because implicitely LGPL code linked with GPL code becomes > GPL as a whole[1], just because LGPL allow setting restriction that the > GPL does not allow (hence the "Lesser-" part in the name). > > Similarly how the v2+ is compatible with v3+ via the upgrade part of the > licence. >
But that clause is a part of LGPL-2, it doesn't say that it applies only to the case when you have "LGPL-2 or later". So you can take LGPL-2 (not "or later") code and release it under GPL-3, while you can't do that with GPL-2-not-or-later code. Isn't it funny? Yevgen _______________________________________________ gtk-devel-list mailing list gtk-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-devel-list
