On 20 September 2016 at 20:42, Sune Vuorela <nos...@vuorela.dk> wrote:
> On 2016-09-20, Jonathan Riddell <j...@jriddell.org> wrote: > > Differences: > > Removed > > "code may not be copied from Qt into KDE Platform as Qt is LGPL 2.1" > > Rationale: Qt is now LGPL 3 as well as 2 > > Qt is not LGPL2.1 in general. As long as we want to be LGPL2.1 compat, > we can't copy code from Qt. > Precision is needed here; I can easily copy some Qt project's code and even relicense if I find it useful. I mean the BSD examples. > > > Added: > > ''Applications which are intended to be run on a server'' can be > > licenced under the GNU AGPL 3.0 or later > > Rationale: KDE Store code is under AGPL > > Question: should this be an option or a requirement for server software? > > Not a requirement. Just like we don't have copyleft requirements > anywhere. > > And it should also be specific to things on a web server. > > For example: > An imap AGPLv3 server might be a bad thing - there is a way to notify > the user over teh imap protocol, but it is annoying for users, so it > should really not be used. (It is the way quota messages and similar > normally are sent) > > > Added: > > "Content on collaborative edited websites such as wikis must be > > licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 4.0 > > International." > > Again, I don't think we should force copyleft. > > > Changed: > > "Documentation must be licensed under the Creative Commons > > Attribution-Sharealike 4.0 International" > > Also here. No need to force copyleft. > > > Removed: > > Standalone media files CC 4.. "This does not apply to icons or > > anything which is likely to be mixed with content under our normal > > (GPL etc) licences." > > Rationale: CC 4 is compatible with GPL 3 which is the licence of > > Breeze icons anyway. > > I want my icons licensed under the same terms as my application. Even > when my application is more liberal licensed than GPLv3. > This. If I have icons that are part of my LGPL framework, I don't want my icons to be viral making the framework GPL and thus severly self-limited. The same goes for icons in LGPL apps (yes, LGPL is good for modular apps that happen to be a source of frameworks). I see a similar issue with widget styles such as Breeze; their viral GPL affects apps, libs or plugins that choose to include them. For _nobody's_ benefit. I see no need to be more paranoiac when dealing with friends than it's needed. -- regards, Jaroslaw Staniek KDE: : A world-wide network of software engineers, artists, writers, translators : and facilitators committed to Free Software development - http://kde.org Calligra Suite: : A graphic art and office suite - http://calligra.org Kexi: : A visual database apps builder - http://calligra.org/kexi Qt Certified Specialist: : http://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaniek