>From GPL v3 draft 1: >> [13.[8] Geographical Limitations. >> >> If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in certain >> countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the original >> copyright holder who places the Program under this License may add an >> explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding those countries, >> so that distribution is permitted only in or among countries not thus >> excluded. In such case, this License incorporates the limitation as if >> written in the body of this License.]
Nathanael Nerode wrote: > *** > Um, what's the brackets about? This clause should be deleted. Those > countries are excluded implicitly by the previous clause anyway. The brackets apparently indicate that FSF _is_ planning to delete the clause unless it receives protests from people who want to keep it. See the rationale document, section 2.14: http://gplv3.fsf.org/rationale#SECTION003140000000000000000 regards, -- Kevin B. McCarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Physics Department WWW: http://www.princeton.edu/~kmccarty/ Princeton University GPG: public key ID 4F83C751 Princeton, NJ 08544 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
