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Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add gnushogi and xshogi
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Leo Famulari |
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Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add gnushogi and xshogi |
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Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:58:07 -0500 |
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On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 08:15:04PM +0100, John Darrington wrote:
> * gnu/packages/games.scm (gnushogi, xshogi): New variables.
> +(define-public xshogi
[...]
> + ;; Contains a copy of GPLv3 but the licence notices simply
> + ;; state "GNU General Public Licence" without specifying a version.
> + (license license:gpl1+)))
Section 14 of the GPL says "If the Program does not specify a
version number of the GNU General Public License, you may choose any
version ever published by the Free Software Foundation."
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
Do we want to use version 1 of the GPL? I don't fully understand the
issues with it, but it's an unusual choice.