Stas Sergeev <s...@list.ru> writes: > 22.07.2013 20:11, Eric W. Biederman пишет: >> Stas Sergeev <s...@list.ru> writes: >> >>> 22.07.2013 12:49, Eric W. Biederman пишет: >>>> I don't know how old this text is but unless it is recent it should >>>> stand. >>> Looks rather old: 1998. >>> Attaching a historical patch. >>> >>> So, what we have, is: >>> >>> - Initially, all files without a license headings, and a standard >>> GPL copying, which says >>> --- >>> This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify >>> it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by >>> the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or >>> (at your option) any later version. >>> --- >> *Blink* >> >> Ok that clarifies things for me. GPLv2 is the only valid version. >> >> The text you quoted is the FSF's recommendation in COPYING on how to >> apply it. That recomendation was not followed. Thefore a later version >> of the GPL is simply not an option. As no one agreed to any later >> version. > Could you clarify this a little more?
Very slowly. The text of the GPLv2 does not grant permission to use code released under the GPLv2 under any other terms, including the terms of the GPLv3. dosemu relied upon the convention of a top level copying file for it's copyright licensing terms. The copyright licensing terms were the text of the GPLv2. > Who didn't agree to any later version? The option of a later version was not given. The code base was exclusively under GPLv2. > Who agreed on "GPLv2 only"? You have it backwards. No one was asked to agree to anything except the GPLv2. > Who was even asked? Everyone who contributed code. Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics Get end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics Isolate bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Dosemu-devel mailing list Dosemu-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dosemu-devel
