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Ivan, IANAL, but MythTV itself is released under the GPL. Since it
isn't possible to use GPLed code in a project that is not GPL.
releasing a plugin under another license would at least require
reimplementing large parts of MythTV that plugins depend on and at
worst be impossible without rewriting MythTV itself.<br>
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For example. plugins must link to certain mythTV components to receive
input notifications, to use Myth's database utilities, etc. If your
component is not GPL, it would have to reimplement each of these
libraries independently. It wouldn't so much be a plugin as a separate
program that happens to be called from a menu item.<br>
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Again, I am not an expert in this field but these are some issues I'd
look into very carefully before releasing a plugin under another
license. May I ask what license you are considering using?<br>
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Ivan Perez wrote:
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cite="mid1f200a430610210327j41f0e828g47a47a3988bdaae4@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Hi there.<br>
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As far as I know, every Mythtv Plugin is under GPL2, just like Mythtv.<br>
Can I write and distribute a plugin under a different license?<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Ivan.<br>
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