Hi Len, 2013/11/26 Len Ovens <len@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > > On Mon, 25 Nov 2013, Carlos sanchiavedraz wrote: > >> * GPL2/GPL2+: they are a vast majority, maybe just because It's older >> than v3. Here you can see some of the projects that we love at Musix >> and myself: Ardour (in its own repo), Qsynth, Qjackctl, (all the rncbc >> stuff), Rakarrack Hydrogen, LMMS >> >> * GPL3: Here we have Guitarix (also has GPL2 and BSD), Virtual MIDI >> Piano Keyboard > > > Using gpl2+ allows the code to be included in a gpl3 project and the new > project becomes gpl3. gpl3 code can not be included in a gpl2 project. So > from a reusable code POV gpl2+ makes things easier. But really lgpl is made > for that use anyway, but it does mean separating your code into app and lib > with 2 licences. So perhaps gpl2+ is the lazy way? Or maybe a lot of > developers feel as you have, a bit confused and are hedging their bet. Gpl2 > has been in use a long time, lots of the code I use is gpl2, gpl2+ makes it > work with gpl3 too. It takes a lot of work to understand all the > ramifications of the two versions. Most of us don't totally get it even > reading them through. I think the people most likely to use v3 have seen > some short coming in v2 they want to avoid in their project. > > As an aside... what about using code snips from tutorials? For example > putting an icon in the systray? Is that just use of the lib or is it using > someone elses code? Do I need to use the same lic as the tutorial? If I had > to use more than one reference what does that do? (code in python using gtk > libs in this case) > Interesting, because some of my projects are just that: systray helpers written in Python. > I'm not really too worried in this case as the code so far is for my use, > but many FOSS apps start that way. > I'm not that worried (at least yet ;) ) but I would want to do things quite well from the beginning instead of having to go back someday in the future. > -- > Len Ovens > www.ovenwerks.net > Thanks, Len. -- Carlos sanchiavedraz * Musix GNU+Linux http://www.musix.es _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
