Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751068AbWJBJdR (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Oct 2006 05:33:17 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751085AbWJBJdR (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Oct 2006 05:33:17 -0400 Received: from MailBox.iNES.RO ([80.86.96.21]:45771 "EHLO mailbox.ines.ro") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751068AbWJBJdQ (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Oct 2006 05:33:16 -0400 Subject: Re: Maybe it's time to fork the GPL License - create the Linux license? From: Dumitru Ciobarcianu To: Marc Perkel Cc: "Linux-Kernel@Vger. Kernel. Org" In-Reply-To: <4520D40F.8080500@perkel.com> References: <20060928144028.GA21814@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de> <4520D40F.8080500@perkel.com> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: iNES Group Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:18:45 +0300 Message-Id: <1159780725.31946.1.camel@DustPuppy.LNX.RO> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.0 (2.8.0-6.fc6) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BitDefender-Scanner: Clean, Agent: BitDefender Milter 1.6.2 on MailBox.iNES.RO Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 879 Lines: 23 On Mon, 2006-10-02 at 01:55 -0700, Marc Perkel wrote: > Just a thought. Suppose we forked the GPL2 license and created the Linux > license? (Or some better name) It's kind of clear the Stallman has his > own ajenda and that it's not compatible with the Linux model. So - lets > fork it an start a new one. > > The idea of the new license is as follows. It would be backwards > compatible with GPL2. It's would eliminate the "or later" clause because > we have already seen the potential for abuse there. Common misconception. As countless times before stated, there is no "or later" clause in the licence itself. -- Cioby - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/