Re: Combining Artistic|GPL-1+ with GPL-2 and LGPL-3+

[Walter Landry <wlandry@caltech.edu>]

MJ Ray <mjr@phonecoop.coop> wrote:
> Damyan Ivanov <dmn@debian.org> wrote:
> > [Please Cc me on replies. Thanks]
> > Most of the code is licensed under "the same terms as Perl itself",
> [...]
> > In addition to that, some icons are licensed under LGPL-3+, and some 
> > more icons are licensed under GPL-2.
> >
> > From how I understand it, if we choose GPL-2 for the main code, that 
> > still leaves the combination of GPL-2 (code and some .png icons) and 
> > LGPL-3+ (.png icons). Is such aggregation OK?
> 
> If it's mere aggregation, I believe each stays under their own licence.

Just to be clear, if it is not mere aggregation, then it is not ok.
If the LGPL-3+ icons are required for the program to operate
correctly, that is a hint that licenses need to be compatible with
GPL-2.

Cheers,
Walter Landry
wlandry@caltech.edu