Re: [lm-sensors] libsensors license question - GPL or LGPL ?

[Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>]

Hi Jean,

On 11/27/2014 02:24 AM, Jean Delvare wrote:
> Hi Guenter,
>
> On Wed, 26 Nov 2014 11:30:34 -0800, Guenter Roeck wrote:
>> libsensors is supposed to be licensed under LGPL as far as I can see
>> and recall. However, doc/developers/applications reads:
>>
>>      Note that libsensors falls under the GPL, not the LGPL.
>>      In more human language, that means it is FORBIDDEN to link any application
>>      to the library, even to the shared version, if the application itself
>>      does not fall under the GPL. This may or may not be changed in the future.
>>      Contact us if you wish to discuss your application.
>>
>> Is that an oversight from earlier versions or on purpose ?
>> The source refers to LGPL as far as I can see, and the comment in
>> lib/libsensors.3 states that it is distributed under LGPL.
>
> This is an horrible oversight. libsensors was originally under GPL,
> but I changed the license to LGPL with the approval of all authors and
> copyright holders:
> http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/LibsensorsLicense
>
> So starting with version 3.2.0, the only license for libsensors is LGPL.
>
> I'll fix the documentation immediately, thanks for pointing out my
> mistake.
>
No problem, thanks for the clarification.

Guenter


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