[Alsaplayer-devel] GPL v.3

[Dominique Michel]

Le Mon, 2 Jul 2007 03:01:08 +0200 (CEST),
salsaman at xs4all.nl a écrit :

> On Sun, July 1, 2007 22:31, MadeJ wrote:
> > Dominique Michel wrote:
> >> I am thinking to something as "As-it" or for "educational use" with a
> >> warning
> >> about the fact at installing this plugin will violate the gpl because it
> >> will
> >> be linked against AP and to install AP on a sgi system is not allowed by
> >> the
> >> gpl license.
> >>
> > i think that you will come up with good idea so i can just say do
> > whatever you think is right
> > but moving it from main tree might be a good idea
> >
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> 
> 
> You are always free to add extra permissions to the GPL. You can simply say:
> 
> "as an exception, this program may be linked against the SGI library ... "
> 
> Extra permissions are explicitly allowed by the GPL 3, downstream users
> may remove these permissions (this is how the LGPL and GPL have been
> harmonised for version 3).
> 
> 

I am very busy learning C for now because I will try to fix this cddb DTITLE
issue before next release. But I must fix me some delay too. So I will do
something under this week in any case.

Thank you for pointing this extra permission issue.

> 
> 
> BTW, if/when you release ap under GPL 3, be sure to list it here:
> 
> http://gpl3.palamida.com
> 

I will do that.

> 
> 
> 
> FWIW, LiVES is already re-licensed under the GPL 3 or later - I am waiting
> for the Affero GPL 3, and I'll most likely use that when its available.
> 
> 
> 
> Gabriel
> http://lives.sf.net

Look nice. I will try it some day.

Dominique


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