Re: QPL clause 3 is not DFSG-free
Scripsit Jakob Bohm
> On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 02:29:12PM +0100, Henning Makholm wrote:
> > Hm, this analysis suggests that we should reject a license reading
> > 1. You may modify this software and give away patches or modified
> > source, if you make your modifications available under This
> > License.
> > 2. You may give away binaries built from modified (or unmodified)
> > source under any license you chose.
> Isn't that the BSD license?
No; the BSD license allows me to distribute modified source under a
different license (say, the GPL) if I feel like it.
> LGPL permits this too (with a small limitation).
LGPL also offers me the opportunity to change to GPL for changes I
make to the software.
> The GPL "or any later version" phrase allows the FSF to do this
> by adding unpleasant clauses to GPLv3.
But I dont *have* to use the "or any later version" if I make
modifications to a GPL'ed program. I am free to say that my hacked
version is available under GPL v2 and v2 only.
--
Henning Makholm "I've been staying out of family
conversations. Do I get credit for that?"
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