Posted by to-b on May 31, 2013; 12:09am
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/Reaction-to-the-new-QCAD-Community-Edition-tp5708149.html

Hello LibreCAD Team,

a few days ago i read in this article (http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/qcad-community-edition-is-back-on-track) that a new version of QCAD Community Edition has been released.

My question is whether you have already had a look at the code of this new release and maybe already have ideas on how it could be beneficial to LibreCAD?

As the license of this new Community Edition is GPL v3+ it can obviously not be used together with code from the old Community Edition that is GPL v2-only. But maybe the Improvements of LibreCAD could be ported to the new Community Edition Code which could serve as a new base for LibreCAD. That way once the conversion is done LibreCAD would also (license wise) be ready to integrate LibreDWG directly.
This would be especially cool as LibreDWG is going to receive some improvements during this years GSOC. (http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/project/google/gsoc2013/avneet/62002) and (http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/project/google/gsoc2013/gaganjyot/29001).

Do you think such a replacement of GPL v2 components in LibreCAD with GPL v3+ components from the new Community Edition is feasible?

Anyways I am looking forward to great developments in LibreCAD.

cheers, to-b