Re: [License-discuss] GPLv1?

2017-06-18 Thread Thorsten Glaser
David Woolley dixit: > process was set up, so FSF didn't submit it for approval. Did FSF submit GPLv2? I didn’t think submission was a requirement initially. John Cowan dixit: >The GPLv2 was grandfathered Ah. >but licenses normally have to be submitted to OSI by the steward, so >you'd have to

Re: [License-discuss] GPLv1?

2017-06-18 Thread David Woolley
On 18/06/17 15:59, Thorsten Glaser wrote: is it deliberate or accident that the GPLv1 is not on https://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical ? What’s the stance on it? My guess is that it was already deprecated before the OSI approval process was set up, so FSF didn't submit it for approval.

Re: [License-discuss] GPLv1?

2017-06-18 Thread John Cowan
2017-06-18 10:59 GMT-04:00 Thorsten Glaser : Is it deliberate or accident that the GPLv1 is not on > https://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical ? What’s > the stance on it? > The GPLv2 was grandfathered, but licenses normally have to be submitted to OSI by the steward, so you'd have to talk to

[License-discuss] GPLv1?

2017-06-18 Thread Thorsten Glaser
Hi, is it deliberate or accident that the GPLv1 is not on https://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical ? What’s the stance on it? It’s probably no real problem, but I maintain software that’s got a very long history, which is GPLv1, and some hosting platforms prescribe an OSI-approved licence. T