On 11/26/2012 10:14 AM, Debarshi Ray wrote:
I came across what looks like a possible licensing issue with LibRaw
and applications that link to it. I am not totally sure that there is a problem, but I
have enough reason to have doubts. I welcome any clarifications and advice.
LibRaw's License tag was changed from "LGPLv2 or CDDL" to GPLv3 when the
two demosaic packs were added [1]. One of the demosaic packs is GPLv2+ and the other is
GPLv3+.
However,
http://www.libraw.org/ mentions LibRaw's license as GPLv2+, while the source
files continue to claim that they are under LGPLv2 or CDDL.
Shotwell, which uses LibRaw, is LGPLv2+. By my reading of the compatibility matrix [2],
it means that Shotwell is now effectively GPLv3.
If it's linked with a GPLv3+ demosaic pack, it must be GPLv3+.
If that is the case, then has Yorba been notified of that? I doubt
they would suddenly want their code to become GPLv3 instead of LGPLv2+.
Why does it matter? Their code hasn't changed, and has not become
GPLv3. The package is GPLv3+.
Andrew.