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Re: inetutils ChangeLog doc/Makefile.am doc/inetuti...


From: Alfred M. Szmidt
Subject: Re: inetutils ChangeLog doc/Makefile.am doc/inetuti...
Date: Fri, 08 May 2009 02:00:57 -0400

   > The situation with GPL and LGPL is different: A change in the
   > license of the code is a very careful decision. Whereas the FDL
   > license version does not matter for many developers. This
   > explains the difference in module structure.

   Is this true?  The GFDL certainly caught a lot of attention when it
   came out.  Also, if the "or any later version" clause isn't given,
   it seems there could be a problem blindly upgrading.

   At a quick glance, the situation doesn't look that different.

I agree, it is a license change, blindly upgradeing the license is
always wrong, it doesn't matter if `many developers' do not care.  It
is partially our job to see that they do care.




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