GPL V3

[roidelapluie]

GPL V3 is now out, and we have to decide if we stay with GPL V2 or if we upgrade to GPL v3

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/rms-why-gplv3.html

If all the contributors are OK, we could upgrade SVN License to GPL V3.

[roidelapluie]

Definitely, OK for me

[steve-e]

I agree on using the GPL-3 in gajim.

Roidelapluie, mind that all former devs have to agree (including everyone who has ever contributed any code to gajim). The problem occurs because gajim is licensed under „GPL v2“ and not „GPL v2 or later“.

[patrys]

If any part of my code was or ever will be merged into Gajim, I'm all for GPLv3

[lukas@…]

For those few bits I contributed yet or those I will contribute, GPLv3 is ok.

[roidelapluie]

Dimitur Kirov agrees :-)

[17:15:48] dkirov-real: about #3290: 
As a former contributor I agree to go on GPLv3

[sb]

From http://www.gnu.org/licenses/rms-why-gplv3.html:

Change is unlikely to cease once GPLv3 is released. If new threats to users' freedom develop, we will have to develop GPL version 4. It is important to make sure that programs will have no trouble upgrading to GPLv4 when the time comes.

One way to do this is to release a program under “GPL version 3 or any later version”. Another way is for all the contributors to a program to state a proxy who can decide on upgrading to future GPL versions. The third way is for all the contributors to assign copyright to one designated copyright holder, who will be in a position to upgrade the license version. One way or another, programs should provide this flexibility for the future.

So under that condition I agree to change the license to "GPLv3 or any later version" (or maybe one of the other possibilities)

[steve-e]

Yes. Sounds good to switch to "GPLv3 or later".

When there is a GPLv4 one day and maybe problematic for gajim, we can switch to "GPLv3 only" without having to aks any former contributers.

[nk]

I agree to GPLv3 or later too

[asterix]

(In [8926]) next release will be GPL v3. fixes #3290