Re: Licensing exception to increase product compatibility

[Ivan Ristic <ivanr@webkreator.com>]

Florian Weimer wrote:
> * Ivan Ristic:
>
> > The problem is that an Apache installation typically consists of many
> > modules, each with a potentially different licence. I am only aware of
> > the incompatibility between the GPLv2 and the ASL, although other
> > issues may exist. Although GPLv2 is our licence of choice, we do not
> > have an intention to force this licence upon other users and developers.
>
> Do you need compatibility with pre-2.0 Apache licenses?  The GPL version
> 3 is rumored to be compatible with the Apache License 2.0, so if you
> switch to "GPL v2 or later", this might be sufficient.

Yes, I am aware that GPLv3 may be the answer but I've estimated a switch
to it would take _much_ longer than adding an exception and sticking
with GPLv2.

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Ivan Ristic