On Mar 13, 2006, at 7:06 AM, Steven H. McCown wrote:
Just make sure that you stay with GPL 2 and not go with GPL 3 (once
it's
released). The GPL 3 draft contains language about retroactively
changing
the license agreement (v3) without notifying your existing users
(of v3).
That's a huge concern for any corporate users and legal departments
-- even
those who wholeheartedly embrace OSS, Linux, etc. I work for one
of the
National Laboratories and asked our legal council what their legal
opinion
was. I was told that we would not be allowed to use anything put
out under
GPL 3 (in its current form) -- to avoid potential litigation.
Steve
I had read about concerns with V3 of the GPL but hadn't heard any
details. Thanks for the clarification.
Richard
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