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Re: [phpGroupWare coordinators] [phpGroupWare-developers] Re: Who wants


From: Maât
Subject: Re: [phpGroupWare coordinators] [phpGroupWare-developers] Re: Who wants to play?
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:06:57 +0100
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Sigurd Nes wrote:
>> From: Maât address@hidden
>>     
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>> for the remaining license issue i don't understand why there is a
>> problem with GPL v3
>>
>> can someone explain please ?
>>     
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> The problem with GPLv3 is that it is not compatible with GPLv2 - and there is 
> code in the system that is GPLv2-only.
> It is normal to specify " either version 2 of the License, or  (at your 
> option) any later version" - but there is code where the "option" is left out.
>
> Here is why we can stay on GPLv2 for the current trunk:
> (GPLv3 is aimed to address hardware issues)
>
> http://gplv3.fsf.org/rms-why.html
>
> Don't get me wrong: I am all for moving to GPLv3 on the next framework.
>   


So if we just hunt GPLv2 only code and either :
-- get the autorization to use GPLv3 from the authors
-- replace by something else GPL v3 compatible

we'll have the problem sorted ?






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