Hi,
SPDX features Nokia-Qt-exception-1.1:
https://spdx.org/licenses/Nokia-Qt-exception-1.1.html
The exception is still in use today, but Qt is not owned by Nokia anymore, and
therefore the license text got changed to reflect this:
http://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qtbase.git/tree/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt
The semantics of the exception is still exactly the same though, so I guess
labeling even latest Qt with e.g. "LGPL-2.1-only WITH Nokia-Qt-exception-1.1"
is still technically correct. But it feels still a bit weird, because it's not
Nokia anymore ;)
The other (smaller) issue with the exception is that there's nowadays also
another exception for Qt, and that is for the GPL3: "The Qt Company GPL
Exception 1.0" (I'll send a separate request about this later on). That we have
_two_ exceptions has already lead to confusion e.g. in openSUSE packaging. This
is solved easiest by mentioning the license the exception matches to in the
name.
To make a concrete proposal: Can you introduce a new Qt-exception id without
Nokia, but with LGPL as part of the name?
Long name: Qt LGPL Exception version 1.1
Short-name: Qt-exception-LGPL-1.1
'''
As an additional permission to the GNU Lesser General Public License version
2.1, the object code form of a "work that uses the Library" may incorporate
material from a header file that is part of the Library. You may distribute
such object code under terms of your choice, provided that:
(i) the header files of the Library have not been modified; and
(ii) the incorporated material is limited to numerical parameters, data
structure layouts, accessors, macros, inline functions and
templates; and
(iii) you comply with the terms of Section 6 of the GNU Lesser General
Public License version 2.1.
Moreover, you may apply this exception to a modified version of the Library,
provided that such modification does not involve copying material from the
Library into the modified Library's header files unless such material is
limited to (i) numerical parameters; (ii) data structure layouts;
(iii) accessors; and (iv) small macros, templates and inline functions of
five lines or less in length.
Furthermore, you are not required to apply this additional permission to a
modified version of the Library.
'''
As you might have noticed I also dropped the first line of the file so that
further owner / company name changes won't change the text.
Nokia-Qt-exception-1.1 could then be deprecated.
Regards
Kai
PS: Sorry if this has been discussed before, but I just subscribed and couldn't
find a public mail archive for this list.
___
Spdx-legal mailing list
Spdx-legal@lists.spdx.org
https://lists.spdx.org/mailman/listinfo/spdx-legal