"Richard M. Stallman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Would it be too much to kindly ask the FSF to consider amending the
> GPL (in light of the forthcoming GPL V3) to allow compatibility with
> other open source licenses which may not be GPL derivatives, but are
> otherwise considered ethical ?
>
> The GNU GPL is meant as a free software license. Most, but not all,
> open source licenses are also free software licenses.
>
> We're going to make GPL 3 compatible with a wider range of other
> free software licenses, but the CDDL is too far away. It has
> substanmtial requirements not in the GPL. To weaken the GPL
> to the point where it would allow the imposition of such requirements
> would stretch it all out of shape.
If you do not mention where you see the problems, it is hard to
discuss the problems. So please name the problems from your point of view.
Jörg
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