Request - Amend GPLv2+ license - Exemption link clause - for KDE weather engine/ions (weather related only) for BlackBerry 10/QNX

[Matthew Dawson]

On January 17, 2013 08:06:05 PM Shawn Starr wrote:
> Hello folks,
> 
> I need to get approvals from those who made some changes to the engine code,
> the change is to append the exemption clause to GPLv2+ so that I can link
> the binaries to QNX's libc / and RIM's cascades libs, as these are
> considered core to the OS.
> 
> I also want to know if we can dual copyright with the KDE Foundation so that
> even if the code diverges the changes can flow back and forth between the
> QNX/BB10 git repo and KDE's git repository.
> 
> So to reiterate, the code remains GPLv2+ but just gains the exemption clause
> (see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPL_linking_exception).
> 
> What are your thoughts on this? Can this all be done easy? For the wording,
> I would like us to use the most liberal one so that there remains no
> issues/restrictions to anyone.
> 
> Thanks,
> Shawn
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Sorry if I don't understand what you are asking for, but to link GPL software 
against system libraries doesn't require exceptions (see 
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#SystemLibraryException
 ).  If you are linking other applications against the engine code, then the 
exceptions is required.

(I don't have any copyrights over the code, so the decision doesn't effect me)

Matthew