Re: [Printing-architecture] ippusbd license

From: Ira McDonald <blueroofmusic@gmail.com>
To: Michael Sweet <msweet@apple.com>, Ira McDonald <blueroofmusic@gmail.com>
Cc: "printing-architecture@lists.linux-foundation.org"
	<printing-architecture@lists.linux-foundation.org>,
	James Cloos <cloos@jhcloos.com>,
	Till Kamppeter <till.kamppeter@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Printing-architecture] ippusbd license
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 15:27:27 -0400	[thread overview]
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Hi Till,

I agree with Mike about preferring GPL2 over GPL3, from comments
from some of my colleagues at printer and OS vendors.

Cheers,
- Ira

Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
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Chair - Linux Foundation Open Printing WG
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On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 3:06 PM, Michael Sweet <msweet@apple.com> wrote:

> Till,
>
> GPL3 is fine when linking against libcups (LGPL2).  I'm not 100% sure
> about the other libraries he'll need to use.
>
> That said, I am not a fan of the GPL3 and would prefer this be released
> under GPL2.
>
>
> On Jun 24, 2014, at 2:35 PM, Till Kamppeter <till.kamppeter@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On 06/12/2014 02:45 AM, James Cloos wrote:
> >> I though I sent a note about this earlier, but it looks like i did not.
> >>
> >> When Daniel and I spoke before coding started, he said he wants to
> >> release the code under GPL3.
> >>
> >> Given cups' and cups-filters' licensing, is that acceptable to LF?
> >>
> >
> > I am free in licensing the code of the OpenPrinting projects. LF is not
> > requiring anything special.
> >
> >> Even though I am a GNU maintainer, and thus support gpl3, I was
> >> concerned about the compatibility issues, but could not dissuade him.
> >>
> >
> > GPL3 or GPL3+ is OK for me if it does not conflict with the use of any
> > of the libraries used by ippusbxd.
> >
> > I suggest to get some more opinions on the printing-architecture list.
> > Therefore I am CCing the list now.
> >
> >   Till
> >
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