[TYPO3-50-general] FLOW3CGL license header/annotation check

Martin Kutschker masi-no at spam-typo3.org
Fri Jan 16 20:44:08 CET 2009


Malte Jansen schrieb:
> Martin Kutschker schrieb:
>> Malte Jansen schrieb:
>>> e.g. Releasing a package under "GPLv2 only" using FLOW3 is not possible.
>>
>> Releasing as "GPLv2 or later" makes no sense as FLOW3's GPLv3 will force
>> the licence to v3 in ALL cases as you cannot use a package without FLOW3.
> Hi Masi,
> 
> In the matrix (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#AllCompatibility
> ) it says, that you can use a package/lib FLOW3 in a package with "GPLv2
> or later", what you will make in most cases. If you want to copy some
> odefrom FLOW3 into your own package, you are forced to use GPLv3 or LGPL.

I don't get your point. Mine is that any code meant as a FLOW3 package
will only run with FLOW3. There, when in use, it will ALWAYS be licensed
as GLP3. So you can use GPLv2-or-later, but why?

Masi


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