On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:15:45 -0500 DRC <dcomman...@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> GPL v3 is not backward compatible, which concerns me as a maintainer of > a GPL v2 project where I might potentially need to cross-pollinate code > from TigerVNC. > > What do you see as the main advantages of GPL v3? > In short, it's an improved license that better protects the users' and developers' freedoms. Examples are explicit prohibitions of patent deals like the Novell-Microsoft one. The added protection against tivoization is also an important addition. There is also a bunch of minor things, like how you are given a grace period to remedy any breaches. Rgds -- Pierre Ossman OpenSource-based Thin Client Technology System Developer Telephone: +46-13-21 46 00 Cendio AB Web: http://www.cendio.com
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