libosmo{core,vty,codec,ctrl,vty} GPL v2 vs v3

Hi Steve and Max, sorry for catching up that late. It is only now in my holidays that I finally am able to find some time to read through the osmocom mailing lists again. On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 08:17:58PM +0100, Steve Markgraf wrote: libosmocore was started as a GPLv2+ project, in order to ensure maximum compatibility to a variety of applications. Some free software applications out there are still GPLv2, and we want them to be able to use libosmocore. * libosmocodec is pure GPLv2+ * libosmoctrl is pure GPLv2+ * libosmovty is pure GPLv2+ This is actually a problem, and one that needs fixing. 1) libosmogb Most of the hits are in libosmogb, as the libosmogb code was first developed as part of (AGPLv3+) OpenBSC/OsmoSGSN and then migrated to libosmocore.git reporitory to be also used from osmo-pcu, not just from the SGSN side. The majority of the osmo-pcu codebase appears to be GPLv2+, so linking with a GPLv3+ libosmogb is fine. However, an AGPL libosmogb would not be suitable. I've reviewed the copyright ownership /authorship situation of libosmogb and see if we can make sure that all authors agree to a GPLv3+ licensing of it. Based on the review, we have the following copyright holders: * Harald Welte * Holger Freyther * sysmocom (Jacob, Holger?) * Andreas Eversberg Holger/Andreas: * Would you agree to license libosmogb under GPLv2+ or GPLv3+? * Do you have any preference regarding v2+ or v3+? 2) libosmocore: strrb.c / loggingrb.c These are the only two files of libosmocore, which claim to be GPLv3+. I would personally consider this a mistake at the time, but I've included Katerina in the Cc. Holger/Katerina: * Do you remember how and why this code states it is GPLv3+ instead of the usual GPLv2+ in libosmocore? * Was this intentional or a mistake? * Irrespective of the past, would you agree to license strrb/loggingrb under GPLv2+? If yes, I will commit the related code change 3) libosmogsm: gsm0411_smc.c und gsm0411_smr.c This is due to jolly first writing them as part of osmoocomBB and then later moving them to libosmocore. Jolly: Can you please confirm if you are willing to license them under GPLv2+ instead of GPLv3+ as indicated in the source code? 4) libosmogsm: the imported milenage code. it is GPLv2 or BSD, so we have to use it under BSD license. This should be indicated somewhere explicitly. See above, the devil is in the details, it's not that simple. Regards, Harald -- - Harald Welte <laforge(a)gnumonks.org> http://laforge.gnumonks.org/ ============================================================================ "Privacy in residential applications is a desirable marketing option." (ETSI EN 300 175-7 Ch. A6)