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Re: [QUESTION] What is the best license option for new files introduced
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Markus Armbruster |
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Re: [QUESTION] What is the best license option for new files introduced in QEMU? |
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Tue, 26 Nov 2019 10:29:13 +0100 |
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Aleksandar Markovic <address@hidden> writes:
> I read LICENSE file, but I read also recent contributions, and it is
> not clear to me what version of GPL is best/recommended for new file
> just being introduced to QEMU:
The situation is confusing. It's a mess of our own making.
> * GPL 2.0
> * GPL 2.0 (or later at your option)
> * GPL 2.1
> * GPL 2.1 (or later at your option)
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> or something else. (The rest od wording of license preamble is clear
> to me.) Please somebody explsin snd clarify.
Let's not add to the mess: GPLv2+ unless you have a compelling reason to
deviate, spelled out in your commit message.
In my opinion, accepting GPLv2-only contributions was a mistake.