[QGIS-trac] [Quantum GIS] #3432: License conflict with GPLv3+ libs

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#3432: License conflict with GPLv3+ libs
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   Reporter:  volter                            |              Owner:  nobody       
       Type:  bug                               |             Status:  new          
   Priority:  major: does not work as expected  |          Milestone:  Version 1.7.0
  Component:  Build/Install                     |            Version:  Trunk        
   Keywords:                                    |   Platform_version:               
   Platform:  All                               |           Must_fix:  No           
Status_info:  0                                 |  
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 QGIS currently links two libraries, that are incompatible with QGIS'
 GPLv2+:

 * Libspatialite (GPLv3+)

 * Sqlanywhere (GPLv3+)

 Linking a GPLv2+ program to GPLv3 libraries requires a switch to GPLv3+,
 as far as I can see.

 http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing#GPL_Compatibility_Matrix

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/3432>
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