[GRASS-ABM] GPLv3 Draft

[North, Michael]

We need to remember the spirit of the GPL, namely that if you use GPL'ed
software as a component in new software then the new software should
also be GPL'ed.  Ways around this intent, if there are any, are
unintended loopholes.  As to the question of whether or not there are
such loopholes, I'd simply say that some authors of the GPL are noted
attorneys and all of them have thought about the GPL for a long time.
It is unlikely that there are many mistakes.

Mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Howe, Thomas R.
> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 11:34 AM
> To: Michael Barton; Markus Neteler; North, Michael
> Cc: grass-abm at grass.itc.it
> Subject: RE: [GRASS-ABM] GPLv3 Draft
> 
> The change only says that you can ship gpl'd software in the same
download
> as gpl'd software.  It is quite clear that this only applies as long
as
> there is no binary linkage between the products.  Therefore swig is
still
> not an option.
> 
> -Tom
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: grass-abm-admin at grass.itc.it on behalf of Michael Barton
> Sent: Fri 1/20/2006 10:52 AM
> To: Markus Neteler; North, Michael
> Cc: grass-abm at grass.itc.it
> Subject: Re: [GRASS-ABM] GPLv3 Draft
> 
> Although this may be moot given the direction that we are headed at
the
> moment, I read through the part of the GPL3 draft discussing links and
it
> certainly *looks* like we'd be OK if we wanted to use something like
SWIG
> in
> the future. But then I'm not a lawyer.
> 
> Michael
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> 
> > From: Markus Neteler <neteler at itc.it>
> > Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:46:21 +0100
> > To: "North, Michael" <north at anl.gov>
> > Cc: <grass-abm at grass.itc.it>
> > Subject: Re: [GRASS-ABM] GPLv3 Draft
> >
> > Mike,
> >
> > why not? I have read such comments in *the* German online
> > magazine (if you understand German, I can post the URL).
> >
> > Say, I would like to understand why it does not help.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >  Markus
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 10:38:36AM -0600, North, Michael wrote:
> >> Markus:
> >>
> >> Unfortunately, no.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: grass-abm-admin at grass.itc.it
> >> [mailto:grass-abm-admin at grass.itc.it]
> >>> On Behalf Of Markus Neteler
> >>> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 2:56 AM
> >>> To: grass-abm at grass.itc.it
> >>> Subject: [GRASS-ABM] GPLv3 Draft
> >>>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> does the GPLv3 [Draft] resolve the linking to BSD Style
> >>> licenses?
> >>>
> >>>  http://gplv3.fsf.org/draft
> >>>
> >>> The GRASS COPYING states: "GPL 2 or later at your choice..."
> >>> (whatever that means).
> >>>
> >>> Markus
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