Alan Coopersmith <alan.coopersm...@sun.com> wrote:
> Joerg Schilling wrote:
> > Isn't GRUB2 GPLv3 and isn't GPLv3 a bigger risk when using with OpenSolaris
> > than the GPLv2 is?
>
> Bigger risk of what? OpenSolaris includes a number of GPLv3 components
> already. (The patent clauses of GPLv3 do require projects using it to
> need additional review when shipping in a Sun project to make sure we
> don't have any conflicts with existing patent licenses, since Sun has
> so many existing patent licenses/cross-licenses with other companies.)
While the GPLv2 allows license compatibility with any kind of license, the GPLv3
explicitly reduces this compatibility and the used wording is not unambgiguous
as it claims compatibility with unspecified "major system components" only.
Jörg
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