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[PATCH 0/7] gnu: Add jamesdsp.

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Message #140 received at 74344 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Cc: gabriel <at> erlikon.ch, sughosha <at> disroot.org, 74344 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#74344] [PATCH v3 7/7] gnu: Add jamesdsp.
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2025 02:15:32 -0500

On Sun, Feb 16, 2025 at 03:46:27PM +0900, Maxim Cournoyer wrote:
> >> +    (license (list license:gpl3+
> >> +                   license:gpl2      ;LiquidEqualizerWidget's 3rd party library
> >> +                   license:gpl2+     ;GraphicEQWidget
> >> +                   license:expat)))) ;QAnimatedSlider and QCodeEditor
> >
> > The overall package is distributed by us as GPL3+, despite some
> > subcomponents bearing different licenses, so this field should only
> > include gpl3+. It's okay to keep the info about the other licenses in a
> > code comment.
> 
> Perhaps that's an error on Sugosha's part, but if this project is truly
> combining gpl2 *only* with gpl3+, that's problematic as these are not
> compatible licenses.

Good catch! I think that LiquidEqualizerWidget is actually GPL3+:

https://github.com/timschneeb/LiquidEqualizerWidget

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