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

[Shawn Starr]

On Thursday, January 17, 2013 09:47:27 PM Matthew Dawson wrote:
> 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.
> 

The libraries being linked into are not GPL however thats the need for the 
exemption clause. QNX's libc and RIM's cascades are not GPL/LGPL libraries.

Thanks,
Shawn.

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