[Bug 489803] Review Request: libserial - C++ library to access serial ports on POSIX systems

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Alex Orlandi <nyrk71 at gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #20 from Alex Orlandi <nyrk71 at gmail.com> 2011-07-21 16:06:06 EDT ---
Hi Tim,
I would be glad to add this package but it seems the situation is a little bit
stucked because of licensing issue.
It is quite clear that the upstream's intention is to release the library under
GPL2, as I inquired the project's owner and he answered:
"Thanks for pointing out the licensing issue. The original intention was to use
GPLv2. I will fix the headers in the file as soon as I return so they are
consistent with GPLv2. However, please feel free to patch the files for Fedora
as you find fit to make them appear as distributed under GPLv2."

>From one side, as correctly pointed out from Kevin, we  can't patch the file
adding licensing header in the source, from the other side, it seems the
upstream is not interested in releasing a new version (considering that in 2009
they said they would have released a new version within a couple of month but 2
years have passed).

Reading the FAQ
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/FAQ#How_do_I_figure_out_what_version_of_the_GPL.2FLGPL_my_package_is_under.3F
it seems there could be a way out, i.e. to use the "strictest license" but it
remains the doubt about the license of the source files that do not contain
license info in the header.

Any suggestions?

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