[TriLUG] GPLv3 -- What do you think?

Joseph Tate dragonstrider at gmail.com
Wed Mar 15 14:07:23 EST 2006


On 3/15/06, Rick DeNatale <rick.denatale at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> But in this case it doesn't matter since the condition triggering the
> automatic re-licensing under later versions of the GPL hasn't been
> met.  Here's the linux kernel license in pseudo code:
>
> license_version="v.2"
> call gplv2(license_version)
>
> define gplv2(license_version)
>
> #Section 9
> if (contains(license_version,"any later version") then
>    license_in_effect=ask_user_which_license_starting_with(license_version)
>    call license_in_effect()
>    return
> endif
>
> That if leg NEVER comes into effect.
>

I read section 9 differently, missed the all important AND.

Sorry for the waste of everyone's bandwidth.

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Joseph Tate
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