MIT or GPL License

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MIT or GPL License

toddrme2178 opened this issue 8 years ago · 3 comments

The license listed in the LICENSE file is MIT. However, the license of the code in the xdis/dropbox folder is GPL-2.0. How does that affect the overall license of the xdis package?

Answer 1 · 2016-10-16T20:48:15.000Z

Well, one can automatically convert MIT to GPL-2.0, but it is harder to go the other way, I'd need the buyoff from the person that wrote that. If this is not the answer you want we'd need to contact the author of decrypt25.py and I'd leave that to you since this is more of a concern to you.

If you are leaning GPL-2.0ish, I can fix up the other files so that's the case.

Answer 2 · 2016-10-16T23:22:13.000Z

I am trying create an rpm of the package on openSUSE. It isn't a big issue what the license is from my standpoint, I just need to make sure the license we list is the license that actually applies. The distribution is strict about making sure licensing is correct in packages they ship as part of the core distribution, and this package is a dependency of one such package.

Answer 3 · 2016-10-16T23:24:09.000Z

Ok. We can go with GPL-2.0. Would you make a merge request for the appropriate changes? Thanks.