On Wed, Apr 18, 2007 at 07:45:33PM +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote: > Am 2007-04-02 20:50:25, schrieb John L Fjellstad: > > Not if GPLv3 is incompatible with GPLv2. Linus doesn't have much say in > > the license of the kernel since the different codes are owned by the > > different authors (unlike FSF software that is owned by FSF). They > > would either have to track down all the contributors or rewrite the code > > for the stuff owned by people they can't track down or for people who > > don't want to relicense their code. And that was the intention of the > > kernel too, which is why they removed the "..or later" text from the > > standard license text. > > ..and I think, it is nearly impossible to get several 1000 Developers > and Code-Contributors on the same table to change the GPL version! >
Even if not everyone wants to move over to the GPLv3, they can always stick with GPLv2. Personally I think the GPLv3 is an improvement on v2, but then again I'm only one person. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
