------- Start of forwarded message ------- Envelope-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivery-date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:25:59 -0700 From: Richard Stallman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: upgrading GNU packages to GPLv3 Sender: Karl Berry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:28:34 -0400
Hello GNU Maintainers, Version 3 of the GNU GPL will be released in a few days, which means it is time to start thinking about upgrading the license on GNU packages. We would like every GNU package to upgrade its license for the next release, and to include the new license in its source repository within the next few months. Upgrading is straightforward if your licensing situation is simple. If you're currently licensing work under GPL v2 or later, or LGPL v2.1 or later, with no added exceptions, the job is simple. Put the new version of the license in place of the old one, and change all the notices that talk about the license to refer to "version 3 or later". Be sure to check source code headers, documentation, and any license information in the interactive interfaces of your program. You should not have to change any other text in those notices aside from the numbers. If the license for your software does include exceptions, please write to Brett Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> to discuss how to handle them. Some exceptions may need to be updated -- not to change their policy, but to use the vocabulary of the new licenses, or work properly with the details of their requirements. We're looking for some GNU maintainers who would like to upgrade their packages on June 29 as part of the GPL v3 release event. This will mean working quickly, but the FSF will help if needed. It's not necessary to have any new features or other technical changes -- you can simply relicense your repository and the last release. As redistributors pick it up, they will be adopting our defense against threats such as tivoization and discriminatory patent promises. If you would like to volunteer for the release event, please write to all three of us: Karl Berry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Brett Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and me. When you make a release with the new license, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] about the change, and please send an announcement to [EMAIL PROTECTED], even if you normally use another list for announcing new releases. If your GNU package is copyrighted by the FSF but you did not receive an earlier message about the GPLv3 upgrade, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] so we can send that to you. In general, if you have any questions or concerns about upgrading the license for your project, please write to [EMAIL PROTECTED], which will reach Brett and the rest of the licensing team. Helping GNU maintainers with this change is a top priority for him, and all of us. Thank you, Richard Stallman, Chief GNUisance Karl Berry, Assistant Chief GNUisance Brett Smith, FSF licensing and GPL enforcement ------- End of forwarded message ------- _______________________________________________ gnugo-devel mailing list gnugo-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnugo-devel
