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From: | Paul Jarc |
Subject: | Re: Vita Nuova Liberal Source License falsely claims Free Software compatibility |
Date: | Thu, 03 Feb 2005 21:13:58 -0500 |
User-agent: | Gnus/5.110003 (No Gnus v0.3) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) |
Adam <kinema@gmail.com> wrote: > The problem is that section 8.4 of the license seems to contradict the FSF's > definition if Free Software. > > 8.4. VITA NUOVA may from time to time and at its sole dis- > cretion publish a revised and/or new version of this > LICENCE which shall then govern the licensing of all > copies of LICENSED SOFTWARE supplied by VITA NUOVA > after the posting of such revised or new licence. It sounds like the new license would only apply to copies downloaded after the new license was published. If you received a copy before that, the old license terms would still apply to you. I don't see a problem with this. It's just like GPLv1 -> GPLv2. paul
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