On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 10:55:57AM +0200, Michael Olbrich wrote: > On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 10:27:04AM +0200, Roland Hieber wrote: > > On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 08:23:46AM +0200, Michael Olbrich wrote: > > > On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 12:03:06PM +0200, Roland Hieber wrote: > > > > +License versions, and GPL-vv-only or GPL-vv-or-later? > > > > +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > > + > > > > +If the ``COPYING`` file is a GPL text, it is still uncertain if the > > > > correct > > > > +license identifier is *GPL-vv-only* or *GPL-vv-or-later*. > > > > +The GPL text itself does not give information on that in its terms and > > > > +conditions. > > > > +Sometimes there is a notice at the top of the COPYING or the README > > > > file stating > > > > +whether *"-only"* or *"-or-later"* applies – this is the easy case. > > > > +Otherwise: check headers in relevant files. > > > > + > > > > +If no license information can be found, but one file mentions e.g. > > > > *"GPL-vv or > > > > +later"*, use that information for the whole project. > > > > +E.g.: no license information can be found except a ``COPYING`` which > > > > contains > > > > +a GPL-2.0 text → the license is GPL-2.0-only. > > > > + > > > > +Sometimes the best information available is statements like > > > > +*"this code is under GPL"* without any version information. > > > > +Such cases should be interpreted as the most liberal reading, > > > > +i.e. *GPL-1.0-or-later* (any possible GPL version). > > > > > > I'm not sure this is good. I would say, when in doubt then be restrictive. > > > After all, this is about compliance. If we comply with the more > > > restrictive > > > interpretation then we also comply with more liberal interpretations. > > > > What would being restrictive look like? We don't have any good pointers > > as to what license to use here. > > Use the version from the license text. Or are you saying there is no > license text as well? I'm not sure if that's even distributable. Do you > have an example for this?
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