kcm_systemd license change: GPLv3+ → GPLv2+
Kevin Kofler
kevin.kofler at chello.at
Sat Sep 26 15:00:58 UTC 2015
Hi,
sorry for this completely useless junk mail, it is required by policy:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:Main#License_Changes
kcm_systemd up to and including version 1.1.0 (i.e., the packages currently
in Fedora) is licensed under the GPLv3+. (Fedora 21 has kcm_systemd 0.7.0,
Fedora 22, 23 and Rawhide currently have kcm_systemd 1.1.0.)
Starting from version 1.2.0, the license has changed to the MORE PERMISSIVE
GPLv2+. ("This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or (at your
option) any later version.") This is also valid for the current version
1.2.1, which will be pushed to Fedora Rawhide, 23 and 22 shortly. (Fedora 21
will remain on the last KDE 4 version, which is kcm_systemd 0.7.0.)
Since
1. the new license set is a SUPERSET of the previous one, i.e., every
license choice previously allowed is still allowed, only the GPLv2 was
added as an additional option, AND
2. kcm_systemd is a LEAF package on which no other package depends,
this license change cannot possibly affect anybody here. However, I am
required to spam this mailing list with it because the policy requires it.
Sorry for wasting your time,
Kevin Kofler
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