I've just read this link: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/rms-article-for-claritys-sake-please-dont-say-licensed-under-gnu-gpl-2
Full Quote: > In this article, For Clarity's Sake, Please Don't Say "Licensed under GNU GPL > 2"!, Free Software Foundation president Richard Stallman (RMS) explains how > to properly identify what GNU license your work is under. Whenever a > developer releases their work under a GNU license, they have the option to > either release it under that version of the license only, or to make it > available under any later version of that license. This option ensures that > software can remain compatible with future versions of the license. But what > happens if someone just says their program is under GNU GPL version 2, for > example? > >> [T]hey are leaving the licensing of the program unclear. Is it released >> under GPL-2.0-only, or GPL-2.0-or-later? Can you merge the code with >> packages released under GPL-3.0-or-later? > > Thus, it is vitally important that developers indicate in their license > notices whether they are licensing their work under that version "only" or > under "any later version." Of course, these days it is also helpful for > license notices to be machine-readable. The Software Package Data Exchange > (SPDX) specification sets a standardized way of identifying licenses on > software packages. They are updating their license identifiers to include > this distinction in their upcoming version. For example, for GNU GPL version > 2, the identifiers are now "GPL-2.0-only or GPL-2.0-or-later." The old > identifiers (e.g. "GPL-2.0") are now deprecated and should no longer be used. > Based on the changes SPDX says are coming in the SPDX specification and its > Web site, the FSF expects to endorse the new version of the SPDX. We thank > SPDX and their community for making these helpful changes. Maybe we could make use of what https://spdx.org/licenses/ provides. I didn't compare the names with our names, I'll do this on the train next week. Good idea, bad idea? -- GnuPG: A88C8ADD129828D7EAC02E52E22F9BBFEE348588 GnuPG: https://c.n0.is/ng0_pubkeys/tree/keys WWW: https://n0.is
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