* Matthew Toseland <toad at amphibian.dyndns.org> [2007-05-18 18:34:34]:
> http://www.fsfeurope.org/projects/gplv3/brussels-rms-transcript.en.html > > RMS on GPL3 draft 3 (significant changes from draft 2). > > "So we are compatible with that clause in the Apache licence but a few months > ago we noticed that there was another clause in the Apache licence requiring > indemnity in certain cases, and there's no way we can be compatible with > that. So we're not going to achieve that goal of making GPL version three > compatible with the existing Apache licence. I regret that." > > Which means we can't comply 100% with the law while including Apache Commons > code in Freenet. :| Except maybe by adding an exception to the license, which > requires permission of all copyright holders, and that's a *MAJOR* PITA. > > More on GPL3 draft 3: > http://www.fsfeurope.org/projects/gplv3/gplv3.en.html > Rationale for changes from draft 2: > http://gplv3.fsf.org/rationale Draft 4 is ASL compatible :) http://apache.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/01/055243 NextGen$ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/tech/attachments/20070605/542a0804/attachment.pgp>
