Re: GPL v3 Draft
>From GPL v3 draft 1:
>> [13.[8] Geographical Limitations.
>>
>> If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in certain
>> countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the original
>> copyright holder who places the Program under this License may add an
>> explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding those countries,
>> so that distribution is permitted only in or among countries not thus
>> excluded. In such case, this License incorporates the limitation as if
>> written in the body of this License.]
Nathanael Nerode wrote:
> ***
> Um, what's the brackets about? This clause should be deleted. Those
> countries are excluded implicitly by the previous clause anyway.
The brackets apparently indicate that FSF _is_ planning to delete the
clause unless it receives protests from people who want to keep it. See
the rationale document, section 2.14:
http://gplv3.fsf.org/rationale#SECTION003140000000000000000
regards,
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