[dev] License confusion again Re: [commits] Horde branch master updated. e18902266fd2643ba6131fd800d0aa6fb922298c

Ralf Lang lang at b1-systems.de
Wed Jun 15 16:41:49 UTC 2011


Am Mittwoch, 15. Juni 2011, 18:26:56 schrieb Ralf Lang:
> Am Mittwoch, 15. Juni 2011, 18:21:08 schrieb Jan Schneider:
> > Zitat von Ralf Lang <lang at b1-systems.de>:
> > > The branch "master" has been updated.
> > > The following is a summary of the commits.
> > > 
> > > from: f9e41422dbf5ecf910292181bb728ccb80e8ad84
> > > 
> > > e189022 replaced outdated versions of GPL and LGPL which had the
> > > wrong FSF address included. As per recent discussion on the list, I
> > > updated to newer license revisions if the pear xml pointed to the
> > > text of a newer revision than the shipped file
> > 
> > We did *not* discuss to change the licenses' versions. If the link in
> > package.xml points to a wrong version, those need to be fixed. We did
> > *not* update to GPL/LGPL 3.
> 
> OK please revert.
> I'll update the links and use an updated version of the GPL/LPGL2 files
> with the right address.

BTW to add to the confusion:

In some cases (library) we do not ship the file anymore but only have the pear 
xml statements "GPL" or "LGPL" and the links either in there or in the source 
code which usually point to the most recent license versions.

Take for example Horde_Exception.

No license file shipped.

The XML says LGPL and points to http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html which 
is version 3.

Exception.php also links there and points to a file COPYING (not included 
though)

Now in this case, is it LGPL v3 or v2?

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