Including the GPL in GPL code (Re: IETF and open source license compatibility)

2009-02-13 Thread Harald Alvestrand
Simon Josefsson wrote: I consider the inability to include immutable text in software released under the GPL a bug in the GPL. Nobody forces you to use the GPL, so if you perceive a problem I suggest to use another license for your program. However, the IETF should not prevent

Re: Including the GPL in GPL code (Re: IETF and open source license compatibility)

2009-02-13 Thread Simon Josefsson
This is getting off-topic, and seems like typical FAQ material, but I'll reply briefly. I suggest using, e.g., discuss...@fsfeurope.org to get other people's interpretations. If you want a more authoritative answer, talk to licens...@gnu.org. Harald Alvestrand har...@alvestrand.no writes:

Re: Including the GPL in GPL code (Re: IETF and open source license compatibility)

2009-02-13 Thread Harald Alvestrand
Simon Josefsson wrote: This is getting off-topic, and seems like typical FAQ material, but I'll reply briefly. I suggest using, e.g., discuss...@fsfeurope.org to get other people's interpretations. If you want a more authoritative answer, talk to licens...@gnu.org. 2 - The words of the

RE: Including the GPL in GPL code (Re: IETF and open source license compatibility)

2009-02-13 Thread Pasi.Eronen
Simon Josefsson wrote: Generally, however, I think this question is very different from where this thread started. It started, as far as I consider, with Stephan suggesting that free software authors publish free (as in licensed under a free software license) standards in the IETF. That is

Re: Including the GPL in GPL code (Re: IETF and open source license compatibility)

2009-02-13 Thread Simon Josefsson
pasi.ero...@nokia.com writes: Simon Josefsson wrote: Generally, however, I think this question is very different from where this thread started. It started, as far as I consider, with Stephan suggesting that free software authors publish free (as in licensed under a free software license)

Re: Including the GPL in GPL code (Re: IETF and open source license compatibility)

2009-02-13 Thread Thierry Moreau
Harald Alvestrand wrote: Simon, the example is at http://counter.li.org/scripts/machine-update. Take a look. There is a single file that contains both the program source and the GPL. I want to release this under the GPL. Now, I have three possible interpretations: 1 - The words of the