Re: [Rd] Licence change

2013-05-03 Thread Duncan Murdoch
On 03/05/2013 2:29 PM, peter dalgaard wrote: On May 3, 2013, at 18:42 , Duncan Murdoch wrote: >> >> " one practical problem with requiring GPL >=3 is that it is not GPL-2 >> compatible" > > It may mean that one of your users won't be able to use the package, for example if something else that t

Re: [Rd] Licence change

2013-05-03 Thread peter dalgaard
On May 3, 2013, at 18:42 , Duncan Murdoch wrote: >> >> " one practical problem with requiring GPL >=3 is that it is not GPL-2 >> compatible" > > It may mean that one of your users won't be able to use the package, for > example if something else that they need requires GPL-2 licensing. Actual

Re: [Rd] Licence change

2013-05-03 Thread Duncan Murdoch
On 03/05/2013 11:31 AM, Mauricio Zambrano-Bigiarini wrote: On 03/05/13 16:56, Simon Urbanek wrote: > > On May 3, 2013, at 10:34 AM, Mauricio Zambrano-Bigiarini wrote: > >> Dear list, >> >> For the maintainer of a given package, is it possible to change the licence of a it from GPL >= 2 to GPL >=

Re: [Rd] Licence change

2013-05-03 Thread mauricio zambrano
Thank you very much for all the feedback. I will think about carefully. All the best, Mauricio -- = Linux user #454569 -- Ubuntu user #17469 = "If you torture any data set long enough, it will confess anything!" (Murray L

Re: [Rd] Licence change

2013-05-03 Thread Mauricio Zambrano-Bigiarini
On 03/05/13 16:56, Simon Urbanek wrote: On May 3, 2013, at 10:34 AM, Mauricio Zambrano-Bigiarini wrote: Dear list, For the maintainer of a given package, is it possible to change the licence of a it from GPL >= 2 to GPL >= 3 ? In general the maintainer has no such rights. However, if the

Re: [Rd] Licence change

2013-05-03 Thread Simon Urbanek
On May 3, 2013, at 10:34 AM, Mauricio Zambrano-Bigiarini wrote: > Dear list, > > For the maintainer of a given package, is it possible to change the licence > of a it from GPL >= 2 to GPL >= 3 ? > In general the maintainer has no such rights. However, if the maintainer is also the author and

Re: [Rd] Licence change

2013-05-03 Thread Duncan Murdoch
On 03/05/2013 10:34 AM, Mauricio Zambrano-Bigiarini wrote: Dear list, For the maintainer of a given package, is it possible to change the licence of a it from GPL >= 2 to GPL >= 3 ? Are you the author and copyright holder of everything in the package? If so, then I think the answer is yes.

[Rd] Licence change

2013-05-03 Thread Mauricio Zambrano-Bigiarini
Dear list, For the maintainer of a given package, is it possible to change the licence of a it from GPL >= 2 to GPL >= 3 ? Thanks in advance, Mauricio Zambrano-Bigiarini, Ph.D -- = Water Resources Unit Institute for Environment and Sustainabili