On Jan 19, 10 11:30:00 +0100, Joerg Schilling wrote:

Dave Plater wrote:

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the legal department. Looking at the chart GPLv2 only isn't 100% compatible with any other license. Foomatic-filters cannot exist without libgs so if there is a problem they need to address it.

Not only GPLv2 is incompatible with any other licenses, GPLv3 is also incompatible even with GPLv2. I expect a lot of trouble for distributors in the near future because of this fact....

The cases where upstream exploited GPLv2 / GPLv3 incompatibilities on purpose are very rare, luckily. The incompatibility is often avoided by licensing under "GPLv2 or GPLv3 at your choice", which is perfect for the needs of a distributor. I don't share that kind of fear. cheers, JW- -- o \ Juergen Weigert paint it green! __/ _=======.=======_ <V> | jw@suse.de back to ascii! __/ _---|____________\/ \ | 0911 74053-508 __/ (____/ /\ (/) | _____________________________/ _/ \_ vim:set sw=2 wm=8 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+help@opensuse.org