* Bernd Jendrissek wrote on Tue, Dec 18, 2007 at 09:40:44AM CET: > > If there are projects out there that urgently need a new automake, > where the latest released version is not good enough, and if there is > an expectation that the FSF lawyers might take a while still, then > would it be feasible simply to release automake under the GPLv3 > *without* those troublesome exceptions? Doing so would not burden > other free software projects which are already GPLv3 themselves.
For me, that option is a no-go. Either we wait, or release using GPLv2+ with exceptions. Your suggestion also carries additional cost for the autotools maintainers, namely redoing and checking license statements, which I for one refuse to pay. Add to that lost of trust from users, which is more difficult to measure but would certainly be a bitter payment. Cheers, Ralf
