samba - Jul 2013 - Help Samba license

Hi,

I want to use library of samba that license is "GPLv2" in my program
that is proprietary.

The source code version of samba is 3.0.6.

Is it possible to modify the license to "LGPL"?

Thanks.

On Wed, 2013-07-10 at 11:30 +0800, blue_sky886 wrote:
>  Hi,
> 
> I want to use library of samba that license is "GPLv2" in my
program that is proprietary.
> 
> The source code version of samba is 3.0.6.
> 
> Is it possible to modify the license to "LGPL"?
> 
> Thanks.
No, it is not possible.  We can only suggest you licence your program
under GPL compatible terms.

Additionally, all supported Samba versions are now licensed under GPLv3
or later, with only some specific support libraries under other less
protective licences. 

I hope this clarifies things,

Andrew Bartlett

-- 
Andrew Bartlett                                http://samba.org/~abartlet/
Authentication Developer, Samba Team           http://samba.org

On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 11:30:35AM +0800, blue_sky886
wrote:
>  Hi,
> 
> I want to use library of samba that license is "GPLv2" in my
program that is proprietary.
> 
> The source code version of samba is 3.0.6.
> 
> Is it possible to modify the license to "LGPL"?
I'm afraid not. Your only options are to
release your own code under a GPLv2 compatible
license or to cease using the Samba library
with your proprietary code.

Regards,

	Jeremy.