On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 9:59 AM, Rob Lanphier <[email protected]> wrote: > I think this is a solvable problem without changing our current > licensing. Let's not have a big legal discussion on-list about this > (or if we must hash this out publicly, let's do it on a list that > deals with legal issues rather than tech issues).
Hi folks, I commented here: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/36747 ...but haven't followed up on list, so I'll do that now. MediaWiki is "GPLv2 or later," allowing licensees to comply with either GPL v2 or v3. So someone who wants to distribute the code can comply by conforming to the terms of the Apache-compatible GPL v3. This means we don't have to explicitly move to GPL v3 only. Alternately, anyone who wants to comply only with GPL v2 can retain the option of excising the ASL code. We may still wish to explore the possibility of explicitly moving to the GPL v3 (with similar "or later" clause), but there's nothing about including Apache-licensed code that forces that conversation. Rob _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
