Re: GPL v2/v3 ?

["Miriam Ruiz" <little.miry@gmail.com>]

2008/3/6, Francesco Poli <frx@firenze.linux.it>:

> In my opinion, the decision boils down to:
>
>   o  if you want to enhance compatibility *and* you trust the FSF to
>  keep the promise that future versions of the GNU GPL will be "similar
>  in spirit to the present version"[2][3], then you may choose a "v2 or
>  later" approach
>
>   o  if you want to enhance compatibility *and* you don't mind seeing
>  your copyleft more or less weakened (or even completely destroyed) by
>  successive versions of the GNU GPL, then you may choose a "v2 or later"
>  approach[4]
>
>   o  if don't mind reducing compatibility *and* you want a strong and
>  certain copyleft (while not trusting the FSF to keep the spirit of the
>  GNU GPL v2 in successive versions), then you should choose a "v2 only"
>  approach

There's another possibility: dual-licensing your code under the GPLv2
only and the GPLv3 only.

Miry