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DISTRHO / Cardinal

Virtual modular synthesizer plugin
https://cardinal.kx.studio/
GNU General Public License v3.0
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stocaudio modules are included in Cardinal but the license is GPL-3.0-only according to their GitHub page #525

Closed GBaige closed 1 year ago

GBaige commented 1 year ago

The VCV Library lists stocaudio as GPL-3.0-or-later, as does the module info within Cardinal; but the GitHub page it links to, states the license is GPL-3.0-only.

Was an exception made for this plugin or is the license stated in the GitHub page misleading/erroneous?

falkTX commented 1 year ago

there is no "only" or "or later" when defining the current active license. these only vs or-later are always defined elsewhere. the license is gpl3, whether "or later" is allowed is not part of the license document. this is normal

dromer commented 1 year ago

For reference: Rack modules list their precise license identifier in the plugin.json -> https://github.com/aptrn/stocaudio-modules/blob/master/plugin.json#L5 This is their "officially" announced license that should be used as the reference for such cases.