2008/3/5, Diggory Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > So, I was wondering if it makes the most sense to take a flexible approach > and > release under "version 2 or later" of the GPL, albeit allowing problems with > either version of the license to be exploited, or be less flexible and > release under one version (possibly v2). I don't think compatibility with > other code's licenses is likely to be a problem either way.
It might be a potential problem to have a GPLv2 only license. In Spain, for example, the latest intellectual property laws have made the GPLv2 buggy [1] (or the other way round, the law might be buggy). GPLv2 says: "Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope." In the latest spanish law, distribution now legally means just using a physical support [2]. Thus, GPLv2 might not be providing permission to distribute it through non-physical means like the network. The latter would be public communication instead, not distribution. GPLv3 corrects this: "To "propagate" a work means doing anything with it that requires permission under applicable copyright law, except executing it on a computer, or making modifications that you do not share. Propagation includes copying, distribution (with or without modification), making available to the public, and in some countries other activities as well. To "convey" a work means any kind of propagation that enables other parties to make or receive copies, excluding sublicensing." I don't know if any other countries might have this problem too, but I thought it might be informative to tell about it. I would recommend you to go for GPLv2 or above. Greetings, Miry (links in Spanish, sorry) [1] http://derechoynormas.blogspot.com/2006/12/migracin-obligatoria-la-gpl-v3.html [2] http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rdleg1-1996.l1t2.html#a18 [3] http://espana.barrapunto.com/article.pl?sid=06/12/18/1049234 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
