Legal - GPL contamination?

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Hi,

some files seem to come from "GPLv2 or any later version" code (JEdit):

[..]/accessories/bookmarks/ Bookmarks.java

• same serialVersionUID = 6142063286592461932L;
• http://koders.com/java/fid903564FBDA2E1F1A283536E00133098F20E8DDBF.aspx?s=TitledURLEntry+e#L38

TitledURLEntry.java

• based on JEdit file: http://koders.com/java/fidEB733CF7E49665F03CF37F809435694DE07B0995.aspx?s=TitledURLEntry+e#L24

The licence indicated in the header of the files above is GPLv2+. GPLv2 is incompatible with Apache2 (see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/quick-guide-gplv3-compatibility.png from http://www.gnu.org/licenses/quick-guide-gplv3.html). Thus the only choice is to use it under GPLv3.

Thus the whole code of VFSJFileChooser2 is contaminated and GPLv3.

Possible solutions:

• Get the original files under another (compatible) license. Note that all the copyright owners must accept it.
• Rewrite the code.