Not yet, but I'll reach out today.
On Sat, May 07, 2016 at 11:12:45PM -0700, Krzysztof Kosiński wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> tl;dr: Most Inkscape code is GPLv2+, but the complete program is
> GPLv3+ due to bits of code from GIMP.
>
> The Inkscape Board has resolved some licensing problems within our
> codebase and Inkscape is now available under GPL version 3 or later.
>
> The vast majority of code in Inkscape is covered by GPL version 2 or
> later; the authors of 4 files that were GPL v2 only were contacted and
> all agreed to relicense their contributions to GPL v2+, while one file
> was rewritten from scratch. However, Inkscape also includes a few
> files from GIMP, which are available under GPL v3+ only. Therefore,
> redistribution of the complete program is currently possible only
> under the terms of GPL version 3 or later. We would like to keep
> existing source and new contributions GPL v2+, so that we may make
> Inkscape available under GPL v2+ if the GIMP code is removed.
Thanks Krzysztof,
Yes just to confirm, the Board voted a few months back that the intent
is that Inkscape should be distributed as GPL v2+ currently, so anything
that prevents that from happening should be considered a bug.
We haven't ruled out switching to be GPLv3+ some time in the future, but
that's not the consensus position currently.
I recall we had considered approaching the GIMP developers for the files
in question and enquire if they could make them available under GPL 2+;
did that contact get made?
Bryce
> Best regards, Krzysztof
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Find and fix application performance issues faster with Applications Manager
> Applications Manager provides deep performance insights into multiple tiers of
> your business applications. It resolves application problems quickly and
> reduces your MTTR. Get your free trial!
> https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/302982198;130105516;z
> _______________________________________________
> Inkscape-devel mailing list
> Inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel