[Pkg-gtkpod-devel] gtkpod_2.1.1-1_amd64.changes REJECTED

[Ansgar Burchardt]

Hi,

I'm rejecting the package.  Even though the plugin does not link the
MPL-licensed mp4v2 library, it uses dlopen() for the same effect.

However I believe shipping GPL-incompatible plugins for a GPL-licensed program
such as gtkpod is okay as long as the GPL part does not depend on the
GPL-incompatible part.  That is I would accept the package if the mp4 plugin
was shipped in a separate binary package (as already done) and the license for
the plugin would allow linking the mp4v2 library (ie. a linking exception or a
more permissive license than the GPL).

Regards,
Ansgar



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