Hi Ceki, > -----Mensaje original----- > De: Ceki Gülcü [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Enviado el: miércoles 6 de marzo de 2002 23:39 > Para: Jakarta General List
[snip] > Asunto: Re: [VOTE] ASL vs. GPL page: is this okay? > The "Working Without Copyleft" article is remarkably good. The point > about the FSF controlling the LGPL is another very significant point: On the contrary, I found this to be the weakest point of the article. The LGPL states that you can choose between the present license or any later version, so any malicious changes to it can be ignored. Below are the relevant sections of the article and the LGPL, so you can make your own judgement (or seek legal advice ;) > The Free Software Foundation controls the license. They can release a > new version of the license, which then will automatically apply to our > software. Although we do not expect the Free Software Foundation of > making changes that deviate from the spirit of the current versions, > they could make clarifications that are contrary to our > intentions. For example, they may clarify that the result of > aspect-oriented weaving is subject to the terms of the LGPL, whereas > we had intended that it is not. Another concern is who will be in > charge of the Free Software Foundation 10 years from now, or what > happens if the Free Software Foundation is discontinued? [LGPL, > section 13] "13. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of the Lesser General Public License from time to time. Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to address new problems or concerns. Each version is given a distinguishing version number. If the Library specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and "any later version", you have the option of following the terms and conditions either of that version or of any later version published by the Free Software Foundation. If the Library does not specify a license version number, you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software Foundation." Un saludo, Alex.
