Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] WS 1.1.3 release?

[Richard van der Hoff <richardv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joerg Mayer wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 08:29:42PM +0000, Richard van der Hoff wrote:
> > I'm not quite up-to-speed with the problems here: is the problem that we 
> > have some GPLv2-only parts and some GPLv3-only parts? I'm not sure that 
> > that is a new problem, is it?
>
> Wireshark binaries should be under a "GPLv2 or newer" license, not a
> "GPLv2" license.

Ok, so how does that tie in with COPYING saying "Wireshark is 
distributed under the GNU GPLv2?"  I suppose that's true, but the 
implication is that it therefore *cannot* be distributed under GPLv3. 
It would be nice if this were clearer IMHO.



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