[kde-doc-english]KOffice: GPL vs. LGPL

[Pam R]

On Monday 16 December 2002 16:43, Pam R wrote:
> On Monday 16 December 2002 16:11, Lauri Watts wrote:
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> > On Monday 16 December 2002 16:57, Pam R wrote:
> > > So I'll simply replace the line
> > > 	&underGPL;        	 <!-- GPL License -->
> > > with
> > > <para>This program is licensed under the terms of the <ulink
> > > url="common/lgpl-license.html">GNU Lesser General Public
> > > License</ulink>.</para>
> > >
> > > OK?
> >
> > Works for me, almost.  We can make a new lgpl entity and phase it in
> > later.
> >
> > However, be very careful with this.  There are two distinctly worded
> > versions of this license in use, one with the L being Library, and the
> > other Lesser, and they have a different version number.  In other words,
> > it's not, unfortunately, going to be a complete search and replace, each
> > one will have to be checked (well, unless you already know that they're
> > all using the version that says Lesser.)
>
> You're right - what KOffice seems to be using is the Library GPL, and to
> emphasise the point they are calling it 'LGPL V2'.

A problem here - common/lgpl-license.html is the Lesser GPL and we don't have 
an equivalent I can link to for the Library GPL. Perhaps I could link to 
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lgpl.html ?


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