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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:03:23 -0400
From: Sean <seanlkml@sympatico.ca>
To: tridge@samba.org
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Subject: Re: GPLv3 Position Statement
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On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 07:46:25 +1000
tridge@samba.org wrote:

> So when I saw Linus advocating forking programs that are currently "v2
> or later" and making them "v2 only", then I asked that he clarify to
> ensure that the major contributors to the project be consulted before
> doing that. Whether it is legal is beside the point - it is good
> manners to follow the ground rules of the people who write the code.

Did Linus say that?  All I saw him say was if the FSF changes the
license to GPL v3 on code which they hold copyright, then people
should maintain a GPL v2 fork.

Sean
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