> > > On 3 May 2019, at 15:31, Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On Fri, May 03, 2019 at 03:21:09PM +0200, Christophe de Dinechin wrote: > >> Hi Frediano, > >> > >> > >> We discussed GPL vs LGPL for the recorder library. > >> > >> I made a mistake in commit e7df1041176eda88aea6102d1c4ecd9f144321a6 of > >> the recorder library trying to “renormalize” the headers before submitting > >> the Fedora package (the “norm” being that each file should contain the > >> license blurb). The script I applied put a GPL license blurb on each file, > >> not LGPL. I believe our agreement was to stick to LGPL in order to > >> facilitate the integration in SPICE. > >> > >> So first, this email is a public record that this is a mistake on my part, > >> that the intent is and remain to have a license that makes it possible to > >> integrate in SPICE, and that if GPL makes this impossible, the library > >> will be reverted to LGPL ASAP. > >> > >> Second, I vaguely remember there was an objection to some variant of LGPL > >> (v2 or v3). The primary license text for the recorder library is currently > >> LGPLv3. Can you please confirm that LGPLv3 works for SPICE? > > > > Do you LGPLv3-only or LGPLv3-or-later ? > > Right now, it’s LGPLv3-or-later > > > > > The rest of the SPICE git repos are LGPLv2-or-later licensed. Thus using > > any LGPLv3 license will prevent sharing or movement of code from spice > > recorder into any of the other spice libraries, without the copyright > > holders agreeing to relicense it to LGPLv2-or-later. > > > > LGPLv3 will also prevent spice recorder being used in any app which has > > GPLv2-only code. QEMU is such an application for example. > > > > LGPLv2-or-later feels like a more natural choice for consistency with > > existing spice code & greater application license compatibility. > > OK. Will do that then. > > (Frediano, you are the other copyright holder on this code, so raise your > voice now if you disagree). > > > Thanks > Christophe > > > > > Regards, > > Daniel Hi, I agree with Daniel and different projects I stayed with LGPLv2. Frediano _______________________________________________ Spice-devel mailing list Spice-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/spice-devel