[phpGroupWare-developers] RE: [phpGroupWare coordinators] felamimail

[Sigurd Nes]

> From: Dave Hall address@hidden
> Sent: 2008-07-18 12:19:31 CEST
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [phpGroupWare coordinators] felamimail
> 
> On Fri, 2008-07-18 at 09:23 +0000, Guillaume Courtois wrote:
> > > I have finished the port - and it is looking good and performing well.
> > > Yes there are files in the egw-pear module that is php licensed - and 
> > > those files are
> > > crucial to connect to the IMAP-server.
> > >
> > > Looks like I have to use it for my own amusement - if it isn't possible 
> > > to have it as a
> > > third-party-ported-module or something.
> > 
> > Why couldn't you give it as is, as you said ? As a third party module there 
> > is
> > no licencing problem, eh ? Maybe I'm wrong ?
> > 
> > Anyway, I'm interested in it. Can you send it to me or put it somewhere 
> > please
> > ?
> 
> If Sigurd is to supply this code to anyone other than himself or his
> work he will be breach of the GPL.  You can not legally combine GPLv2,
> GPLv3 and PHP licensed code into a single work (or any combination of 2
> of the above) and distribute it.
> 
> Based on knowledge gained through previous breach of GPL dealings I have
> had with the FSF, it is not possible to distribute such code as a third
> party module either as it depends on GPL code.
> 
> Under clause 8 of the GPLv3 your license can be revoked for breaching
> the GPLv3.  In the case of GPLv is it clause 4 which deals with this
> issue.
> 
> As I suspected licensing issues with this code I advised Sigurd to start
> with an audit, a suggestion he rejected.
> 

If the application is gpl v2 - and I change it a tiny bit - it should be ok to 
post it somewhere for others to look at - right?

Maybe others have the time and resources to sort out the concerns.

Regards

Sigurd