Re: Qt License Change

[Bálint Réczey <balint () balintreczey hu>]

Hi,

2014-08-20 18:36 GMT+02:00 ronnie sahlberg <ronniesahlberg () gmail com>:
> I think the biggest gotcha with LGPLv3 is that it is no longer
> compatible with GPLv2 only code.
> Wireshark does not have any GPLv2only code right? If not, we should be ok.
>
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 9:31 AM, Evan Huus <eapache () gmail com> wrote:
> > http://blog.qt.digia.com/blog/2014/08/20/adding-lgpl-v3-to-qt/
> >
> > I don't *think* this affects us, but I haven't thought about it too hard.
I think this license change may be problematic for companies
distributing Wireshark with new LGPLv3-covered Qt if they don't want
to share their patents covering Qt for free (due to LGPLv3's patent
clause).

Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer and this is not a legal advice.

Cheers,
Balint
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