I agree to this exception. El mar, 5 jul 2022 a la(s) 03:35, Oswald Buddenhagen ( oswald.buddenha...@gmx.de) escribió:
> moin jesse, > > you're receiving this mail because you contributed to the isync project > (https://isync.sourceforge.io/) a while ago. > > please see the two enclosed mails, and reply directly to the second one > on-list (no need to subscribe; i'll approve your mail). > > thanks > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Oswald Buddenhagen <oswald.buddenha...@gmx.de> > To: isync-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2022 14:07:01 +0200 > Subject: isync GPL incompatibility due to Cyrus SASL > moin, > > debian bug #1012636 has brought to my attention that the SASL support > introduced in isync v1.2 (commit eb100515) makes isync binaries built > with it not legally distributable (unless SASL is a system library). > > to address this issue, i intend to generalize the GPL exception as per > the attached patch. > > i just updated the AUTHORS file to accurately reflect the copyright > holders and other contributors, as can be determined from the CVS/git > history. every contributor is invited to verify their classification. > > ideally, every copyright holder will reply to this message on-list to > express their agreement to the license change. in a while, i'll send out > individual mails for missing confirmations. > > because > - isync already contains an exception for OpenSSL, > - every contributor implicitly agreed to that exception, and > - that exception exists specifically because of the advertising clause > in OpenSSL < v3's license, > i'm assuming that everyone will be fine with the proposed change. > i'll rely on that assumption in case some copyright holder(s) cannot be > reached. > > thanks > _______________________________________________ > isync-devel mailing list > isync-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/isync-devel > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Oswald Buddenhagen <oswald.buddenha...@gmx.de> > To: isync-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 11:51:01 +0200 > Subject: Re: isync GPL incompatibility due to Cyrus SASL > On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 02:07:01PM +0200, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote: > >to address this issue, i intend to generalize the GPL exception as per > >the attached patch. > > > >>As a special exception, mbsync may be linked with libraries whose > >>license contains advertising clauses. > > > come to think of it, this is ambiguous and may be used to completely > subvert the gpl. let's try this instead: > > As a special exception, mbsync may be linked with libraries with a more > restrictive license if the only incompatibility are advertising clauses. > > > _______________________________________________ > isync-devel mailing list > isync-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/isync-devel > -- Jesse Weaver
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