hi all, David Vasil wrote: > Okan Demirmen wrote: >> On Wed 2008.01.16 at 14:53 -0800, Risto Vaarandi wrote: >>> ...and what about the licensing change from GPLv2 to >>> v3? I raised this issue 7-8 weeks ago to initiate a >>> discussion on possible subtleties I may not have >>> noticed, but didn't get much response. I suppose >>> moving to GPLv3 is OK by majority of list members? >>> br, >>> risto >> i'd prefer it not move to GPLv3 unless there is a specific reason for >> that change. is there a reason that i've missed?
In fact, there is no specific reason -- but like David commented, it seems to me that GPLv3 provides somewhat better protection of free software. What I am most worried about are the possible compatibility problems (in his mail from last week, John pointed out some potential issues related to distributing SEC with GPLv2 licensed Perl modules). In order to avoid those problems, SEC can stay under GPLv2 - I think that v2 protects free software quite well. However, if there are no legal issues using and distributing SEC with GPLv2 licensed software, upgrading to v3 is a good idea IMHO. I am just wondering whether there is someone in this list who has a good understanding of the whole GPLv2/v3 question, and can clarify whether there will be any possible issues when moving to v3? br, risto > > Just wondering what is the motivation for not moving to the newest GPL? > Some solid reasons could enforce staying with GPLv2. I'm not certain > individual preferences should restrict software projects from using > newer, stronger FOSS licensing. > > I for one have no reason to request SEC stay at GPLv2. After reading > the primer on GPLv3 it seems to be in the better interest of both the > project and the developer (risto). IANAL though, so maybe someone can > shed some light on what I am missing here. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Simple-evcorr-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/simple-evcorr-users
