On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Dave Crossland <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> But its GPLv2 only :-(
>
> Apache 2 is GPLv3 compatible.
>
> So I'd suggest either using Apache 2, or using FreeType License 1.1
> and GPLv2-or-later.
>
>
Apache 2 or GPLv2-or-later have the same problems: they require changing
the license of existing code, i.e. contacting all copyright holders for
permission, getting permissions from all of them or rewrite their
contribution from scratch.

I think it's easier/faster/simpler to start adding a new clause to cover
any future contribution. The resulting package in its entirety would be
covered by the 1.1 license, because the 1.0 one doesn't mandate
restrictions on what you can do with the rest of the code (unlike the GPL).

One option doesn't prevent the other, they just require different time
frames.


> --
> Cheers
> Dave
>
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