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Re: Re (3): testing before a release
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Etienne M. Gagnon |
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Re: Re (3): testing before a release |
Date: |
Thu, 08 Nov 2001 09:29:44 -0500 |
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Hi all,
I am trying to be both constructive and realistic. It seems that changing the
non-AWT license is a difficult issue. I have two simple proposals:
1- Keep the current exception, but add a small, yet important, clarification.
2- Do the same as (1-), but also change the "base license" from GPL to LGPL.
I will discuss(2-) in another message, as it is a somewhat larger change. Here
is the clarification I suggest to add in (1-):
--- BEGIN ---
Note that people who make modified versions of Classpath are not
obligated to grant this special exception for their modified versions;
it is their choice whether to do so. The GNU General Public License
gives permission to release a modified version without this exception;
this exception also makes it possible to release a modified version
which carries forward this exception.
--- END ---
I think it shouldn't require a license war to get this through, as it changes
nothing to the spirit nor to the content of the current GPL+exception; it simply
clarifies it.
Does any body have an objection to adding this paragraph?
Etienne
PS: I would really prefer that people go with my second suggestion, but I think
we should at least agree on adding this clarification.
--
Etienne M. Gagnon http://www.info.uqam.ca/~egagnon/
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Re: Re (3): testing before a release, Chris Gray, 2001/11/08