Re: Plugin development licensing

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Hi there,

It is indeed a problem, and a potentially annoying one at that. It's good you are bringing this up so we can resolve it. 

I think it would be best to contact Red Hat / SUSE legal to get this looked at so we know what's the correct way to resolve it.

Thanks,

> On 4 Sep 2020, at 18:05, DUVERT Vincent <Vincent.DUVERT@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have a question regarding the licensing of developed 389-ds plugins.
> 
> The FAQ 
> (https://directory.fedoraproject.org/docs/389ds/FAQ/licensing.html#directory-server-plugin-licensing) 
> indicates that the Directory Server core code is licensed under a GPL + 
> Exception license that allows non-GPL 389-ds plugins to link to 389-ds 
> and to use specific header files.
> 
> However, the LICENSE file in the current 389-ds-base source does not 
> contain this exception. It was apparently removed by the following 
> commit, when the license was changed to GPLv3+:
> 
> https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/c/88cae401aee39a19ac6b07c3c36ee8daa07192e7
> 
> Does that means that the license exception does not apply to the current 
> version of 389-ds?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Vincent Duvert
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Sincerely,

William Brown

Senior Software Engineer, 389 Directory Server
SUSE Labs
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