Re: GPLv2 licensing issues

[Hubert Chathi]

On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:16:48 -0500 "Stefan Bidigaray"
<address@hidden> wrote:

> I think we aren't going to get anywhere this way!  I mentioned it on a
> previous e-mail, the issue needs to be escalated to and clarified by
> the FSF.  They designed the licenses and know more than anyone else
> what are the restrictions.

I'm not sure what needs to be clarified.  The compatibility table in
the GPL FAQ, written by the FSF, says that you can't link a GPLv2'd
application against a LGPLv3'd library, which is exactly the case we
have.  It seems that the FSF has already clarified the issue for us.

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