vecxi license?

[Sgeo]

VIDE says that it's licensed under GPL 2.0.

The SDL port of vecx claims to be licensed under GPL 3.

I found what looks like the original vecx, and I don't see a license at all: http://www.valavan.net/vectrex.html

I would like to take the Imager code for vecxi and translate it for JSVecX and add WebXR support, to see what Imager games are like in a VR device like Oculus Quest 2, without needing to own a real Vectrex and Imager. But GPL 2 (without 'and later') and GPL 3 are not compatible,

Is it permissible to take the Imager code and use it in a GPL 3 project? Do I need special permission? Can VIDE, or at least this component, be relicensed to GPL2+?

[malbanGit]

Hi,
a list of all licences in Vide is listed under:
http://vectrex.malban.de/preliminary/19c9af2f.html

You are right - I didn't find any licence at all with Valavans code.

Personally I do not care much about licences when my own code is concerned and I don't really know the details of the differences between the
various licences.

I have no qualms about changing Vide licence to anything less restricting.
My own projects I usually place even in the public domain. With Vide I was less open, since so many parts of it are not my own origin.

What would you like me do - and to what files do I need to apply a special licence header?

Cheers
Chris

[Sgeo]

The most convenient thing for me personally (besides your explicit permission, thank you!) would be if the license for your code was 'GPL v2 or later' (which would allow your code to be used in both GPL 2 and GPL 3 projects). Or less restrictive licenses like 0-clause BSD or ISC are, as I understand, similar to public domain.