[sldev] Proprietary dependencies (Re: Compile as installer)

Dzonatas dzonatas at dzonux.net
Thu Jan 31 15:19:01 PST 2008


Dale Glass wrote:
> LL as the copyright holder is free to dictate their terms, including "GPL, 
> with these exceptions".
>   

...to an extent.  The GPLv3 makes it more clear the intent of the 
GPLv2.  Businesses that stay with the GPLv2 instead of switching to 
GPLv3 do stay there because their exceptions don't agree with the GPLv3. 
There was a period of time that businesses thought that the exceptions 
were the right thing to do, but we find that many took over-advantage of 
the GPLv2 terms (or holes).

Consider that the GPLv3 makes the intent more clear, the exceptions put 
on GPLv2 can become a liability. Who is it try it in court, however.


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