Re: GPL2 vs. GPL3

2009-04-15 Thread Miriam Ruiz
2009/4/14 Michael Crawford : > There are actually four licenses to consider. Each is different from > the others in significant ways; it would be a terrible mistake to > choose any of them without fully understanding the consequences of > one's choice: > > GPL2 only > GPL2 or any later version > G

Re: GPL2 vs. GPL3

2009-04-14 Thread Michael Crawford
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:53 AM, wrote: > Sorry, I was trying to read GPL3, but my English is not good enough to > figure this out by myself. English is my Mother Tongue, and I've been a software engineer for many years. In my work I have often encountered issues of copyright, licensing and der

Re: GPL2 vs. GPL3

2009-04-14 Thread Dominik Smatana
Hello, On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Didier Raboud wrote: dominik.smat...@gmail.com wrote: Dear legal gurus, is it possible to publish software under GPL3,  if this software is depending on some GPL2 libraries? Sorry, I was trying to read GPL3, but my English is not good enough to figure

Re: GPL2 vs. GPL3

2009-04-14 Thread Dominik Smatana
Hello, 2009/4/14 Josselin Mouette : Le mardi 14 avril 2009 à 18:53 +0200, dominik.smat...@gmail.com a écrit : Dear legal gurus, is it possible to publish software under GPL3,  if this software is depending on some GPL2 libraries? Sorry, I was trying to read GPL3, but my English is not good en

Re: GPL2 vs. GPL3

2009-04-14 Thread Didier Raboud
dominik.smat...@gmail.com wrote: > Dear legal gurus, > > is it possible to publish software under GPL3, if this software is > depending on some GPL2 libraries? > > Sorry, I was trying to read GPL3, but my English is not good enough to > figure this out by myself. > > Thank you for help. > > R

Re: GPL2 vs. GPL3

2009-04-14 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le mardi 14 avril 2009 à 18:53 +0200, dominik.smat...@gmail.com a écrit : > Dear legal gurus, > > is it possible to publish software under GPL3, if this software is > depending on some GPL2 libraries? > > Sorry, I was trying to read GPL3, but my English is not good enough to > figure this out by

GPL2 vs. GPL3

2009-04-14 Thread dominik . smatana
Dear legal gurus, is it possible to publish software under GPL3, if this software is depending on some GPL2 libraries? Sorry, I was trying to read GPL3, but my English is not good enough to figure this out by myself. Thank you for help. Regards Dominik Smatana signature.asc Description: Op

Re: GPL2 vs. GPL3 issue in VDR plug-in packages

2007-09-05 Thread Tobi
Marco d'Itri wrote: > While explicit licensing terms in every source file are a good idea, > I think that Debian has always considered acceptable distributing a > copy of the license along with the code. > That's how we've handled this so far. Ben, Marco... thanks for discussing this! To draw

Re: GPL2 vs. GPL3 issue in VDR plug-in packages

2007-09-05 Thread Marco d'Itri
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >This is a very common situation. Most people crating works of >authorship find copyright to be a huge hassle to even think about >(because it is). Those who do think about it will usually take >whatever appears to be the path of least resistance -- such as tossing >in a L

Re: GPL2 vs. GPL3 issue in VDR plug-in packages

2007-09-05 Thread Ben Finney
Tobi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What about the GPL3 vs. GPL2 issue? If the main program is GPL3 and > the plug-ins are "GPL2 or any later", does this match? I think it > doesn't. Sure it does; that's the intent of the "or any later version" clause. As you describe it, all the works have been l

Re: GPL2 vs. GPL3 issue in VDR plug-in packages

2007-09-05 Thread Tobi
Ben Finney wrote: > Yes. Without explicit grant from the copyright holder to the recipient > of a particular work, the default situation is "all rights reserved > (to the copyright holder)". > Ok. So the only way to settle this issue will be to contact all upstream authors and ask them to inclu

Re: GPL2 vs. GPL3 issue in VDR plug-in packages

2007-09-04 Thread Ben Finney
Tobi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > There is no line saying "This program is GPL2 " or something > similar. Is this what you are referring to as "grant of license"? That's what I mean, yes. > Does this mean, that all these plug-ins don't have a valid GPL > license at all? Yes. Without explicit g

Re: GPL2 vs. GPL3 issue in VDR plug-in packages

2007-09-04 Thread Tobi
Ben Finney wrote: > What does the wording of the grant of license say? There is no explicit grant of license. The problem is, that most of the plug-ins are created out of a template from the VDR upstream sources. And this template only contains: "See the file COPYING for license information." in

Re: GPL2 vs. GPL3 issue in VDR plug-in packages

2007-09-04 Thread Ben Finney
Tobi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Here comes the first question. If only the full GPL2 license text is > referenced, does this mean, that the plug-in is licensed "GPL2-only" > or "GPL2 or any later"? What does the wording of the grant of license say? The text of the license has no effect except

GPL2 vs. GPL3 issue in VDR plug-in packages

2007-09-04 Thread Tobi
Hello! We (The Debian VDR Packaging Team [1]) are currently discussing some license issues with the VDR plug-in packages. The Linux Video Disc Recorder (VDR) program itself is currently licensed with "either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version". Most of the plug-ins f