[phpGroupWare coordinators] felamimail

[Sigurd Nes]

Sent: 2008-07-18 12:19:31 CEST
Subject: Re: [phpGroupWare coordinators] felamimail

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

[Dave Hall]

Post by Sigurd Nes

Sent: 2008-07-18 12:19:31 CEST
Subject: Re: [phpGroupWare coordinators] felamimail

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.

It is not appropriate to post coordination team discussion items to a
public place without getting approval from the rest of the team first.
This was made clear to you when you were added to the list.

I will return the discussion to where it started.

Cheers

Dave

[Sigurd Nes]

Sent: 2008-07-18 13:32:07 CEST
Subject: Re: [phpGroupWare-developers] RE: [phpGroupWare coordinators] felamimail
It is not appropriate to post coordination team discussion items to a
public place without getting approval from the rest of the team first.
This was made clear to you when you were added to the list.
I will return the discussion to where it started.

Sorry about that - was an accident.

Regards

Sigurd