

That is a legal way to use libredwg since librecad LibreCAD can call thatĪpplication from within LibreCAD after librecad saves a. However, the developers of librwdxf (GPLv2+) plan on writing a newĪpplication which converts. Totally rewritten the QCAD code with entirely new stuff. Eventually it is possible that we would have We're allowed to, and have been, licensingĪll patches as GPLv2+. The only way to upgrade QCAD is to totally remove the original codeĪnd replace it with GPLv2+. Interfacing with other libraries (such as libreDWG which is GPLv3+). Licensing expert volunteers a couple weeks ago.


We've been talking with the FSF on several occasions about this as > is under GNU General Public License version 3 (or at you option any later > dxflib of RibbonSoft is under GNU General Public License version 2, LibreDWG We could add a GPLv2-compatibility clause to GPLv3, but it wouldn't do the job, because GPLv2 would need a similar clause." This is because both GPLv2 and GPLv3 are copyleft licenses: each of them says, “If you include code under this license in a larger program, the larger program must be under this license too.” There is no way to make them compatible. "When we say that GPLv2 and GPLv3 are incompatible, it means there is no legal way to combine code under GPLv2 with code under GPLv3 in a single program. Of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally." Of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and Our decision will be guided by the two goals Software Foundation, write to the Free Software Foundation we sometimes For software which is copyrighted by the Free Programs whose distribution conditions are different, write to the author If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free Dxflib of RibbonSoft is under GNU General Public License version 2, LibreDWG is under GNU General Public License version 3 (or at you option any later version).
