> > http://people.debian.org/~bap/dfsg-faq.html
> Yuck.
If I might reinterpret your comments a tad more abstractly, I take it
you're saying that the document exceeded the mandate of its title,
since it discusses free software license issues in general; and that
it has insufficient global structu
On Sat, Aug 28, 2004 at 06:18:50AM -0600, Barak Pearlmutter wrote:
> In reaction to this thread I have added an item to address this
> question to
>
> http://people.debian.org/~bap/dfsg-faq.html
>
> which I believe summarizes the consensus here, as well as the
> expressed opinion and intent of t
In reaction to this thread I have added an item to address this
question to
http://people.debian.org/~bap/dfsg-faq.html
which I believe summarizes the consensus here, as well as the
expressed opinion and intent of the FSF regarding the "or later"
clause.
--
Barak A. Pearlmutter <[EMAIL PROTECTED
On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 10:08:30PM +0100, Edmund GRIMLEY EVANS wrote:
> Have you considered the consequences of your weird legal theory?
>
> Presumably the Linux kernel would be undistributable because it
> contains both "GPL 2" and "GPL >=2" code.
Not if "GPL 2" indicates that GPL v2 applies and
On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 05:58:40PM -0400, Michael Poole wrote:
> I disagree that there are only two options. Section 9 provides two
> options, but does not expressly prohibit options of the form "This
> code is distributed under the General Public License, version 2."
I agree.
> Do you believe
Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > What rights from the GPL are being restricted by using a specific
> > version of it?
>
> The right to use other versions of the GPL.
Have you considered the consequences of your weird legal theory?
Presumably the Linux kernel would be undistributable because
Raul Miller writes:
> > > On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 02:42:25PM -0400, Michael Poole wrote:
> > > > What rights from the GPL are being restricted by using a specific
> > > > version of it?
>
> > Raul Miller writes:
> > > The right to use other versions of the GPL.
>
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 03:35:
On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 04:58:52PM -0400, Raul Miller wrote:
> > > On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 02:42:25PM -0400, Michael Poole wrote:
> > > > What rights from the GPL are being restricted by using a specific
> > > > version of it?
>
> > Raul Miller writes:
> > > The right to use other versions of the
> > On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 02:42:25PM -0400, Michael Poole wrote:
> > > What rights from the GPL are being restricted by using a specific
> > > version of it?
> Raul Miller writes:
> > The right to use other versions of the GPL.
On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 03:35:34PM -0400, Michael Poole wrote:
> Pl
Raul Miller writes:
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 02:42:25PM -0400, Michael Poole wrote:
> > What rights from the GPL are being restricted by using a specific
> > version of it?
>
> The right to use other versions of the GPL.
Please explain where that right comes from by citing unconditional
parts o
On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 02:42:25PM -0400, Michael Poole wrote:
> What rights from the GPL are being restricted by using a specific
> version of it?
The right to use other versions of the GPL.
--
Raul
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