Explicitly include the license in the repository. about pysrt HOT 9 CLOSED

No objections.

But wouldn't LGPL make more sense for a library?

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Well, probably, but when I started pysrt 5 years ago I was pro GPL.

I honestly don't care much anymore, if all of you agree for LGPL, then it's ok for me.

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No objection. I also prefer LGPL more. :)

2013/11/12 Jean Boussier [email protected]

Well, probably, but when I started pysrt 5 years ago I was pro GPL.

I honestly don't care much, if all of you agree for LGPL, then it's ok for
me.

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Chen-hsiu Huang

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I don't actually own any code in pystr, my single contribution was way too small to warrant any copyright. So, while I'm glad you were kind enough to ask me/us, my words below are only an opinion and nothing more.

No objection at all with GPL, I think it's a great choice. And I strongly suggest using GPL v3+ (the "or later" variation)

As for GPL or LGPL, I'm fairly neutral. Just a few note: the L does not stands for Library anymore. It means "Lesser" General, since it allows usage in non-free software. So, in fact, the choice is: are you OK with pysrt being used by proprietary software? If yes, go LGPL, if not, go GPL. As long as its v3+ both are great licenses.

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Hi,

Thanks for this library!
I'm preparing a package to be included in Debian (which will be mirrored to Ubuntu and other derivatives - relevant information is here if you're interested).
So far the last obstacle is this bug, i.e. the lack of a license file. It's indeed not only a convenience but a legal obligation of the GPL and LGPL to include a copy of the full text of the license.

After this bug is closed and a release is done I'll let you know when it hits our repositories. If all goes well I'll also forward you bug reports & patches from our community :)

Have a nice day

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We're still waiting for @ichernev. He may have github notifications disabled, I'll mail him directly.

But his contribution is the python3 port. So if you package the python2 version you're good.

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No objections. GNU GPL is good :)

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Thanks @ichernev !

@emillon you're good to package !

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Perfect! Next version that's in pypi will get submitted to unstable.

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