[Yum-devel] Relicensing some pieces of yum-metadata-parser code

[Seth Vidal]

On Wed, 18 Jul 2012, Tomas Mlcoch wrote:

>>>
>>> db.c authors via git-blame on db.c:
>>> - James Antill
>>> - James Bowes
>>> - Paul Nasrat
>>> - Seth Vidal
>>> - Tambet Ingo
>>>
>
> Hi
> I prefer avoid this option (GPLv2). createrepo_c is planned as a library. Current API is still evolving (and is still a little messy) so I don't create createrepo_c-devel package yet. But when devel package come out, I would prefer LGPGv2.
>
> I've hoped if I get permission from all five mentioned authors, it should be enough for relicensing the code.
> If not, what is the right procedure, if there is any?
>
> Otherwise, I suppose, the best option is drop the code from the db.c and write it by myself.
>

Tomas,
  You've not really answered my question. The LGPL stands for Lesser GPL - 
why do you want or need it to be under this license. Just b/c something 
is a library does not require it be under the LGPL.

You're going to have to do some googling to figure out where Tambet Ingo 
is today. I know he's not with ximian since they haven't existed as a 
company in about 8yrs or so.

-sv