Hi Fred, The linking restrictions in the GPL are there to prevent people from using GPL'd software as the basis for a larger, non-free software package.
If this situation was not blocked, free software would be simultaneously contributing to (without benefiting from) and competing against non-free software. That's an impossible battle. GPLv3 improved licence compatibility - notably by being the first version of the GPL to be compatible with the Apache licence. > As the FSF headers allow software to be released under the terms of the > GPLv2 or higher The FSF headers allow relicensing to any future version that *they* publish. > With kind regards, > > Morton Harrow And give my regards to Mr. Phillips too. -- Ciarán O'Riordan, +32 477 36 44 19, http://ciaran.compsoc.com/ Support free software, join FSFE's Fellowship: http://fsfe.org Recent blog entries: http://fsfe.org/en/fellows/ciaran/ciaran_s_free_software_notes/using_latex_to_make_pdf_documents_with_japanese_characters http://fsfe.org/en/fellows/ciaran/ciaran_s_free_software_notes/links_sean_daly_kde_swpat_chessboxing http://fsfe.org/en/fellows/ciaran/ciaran_s_free_software_notes/links_india_pats_clipperz_freegis_rms_emacs http://fsfe.org/en/fellows/ciaran/ciaran_s_free_software_notes/using_and_writing_emacs_22_input_methods _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
