On Tue, April 21, 2009 14:20, Joerg Schilling wrote: > Miles Nordin <car...@ivy.net> wrote:
>> First, there is plain-GPLv2, Linux-modified-GPLv2 with the ``or any >> later version'' clause deleted and the suspect ``interpretation'' of >> kernel modules, and plain-GPLv3: there are three GPL licenses to >> worry about. > > You just verified that you don't understand what you are talking about - > sorry. > The clause "or any later version" is _not_ part of the GPL. The Linux > Kernel > of course uses a plain vanilla GPLv2. > > The clause "or any later version" is even illegal in many juristrictions > as these juristrictions forbid to sign a contract that you don't know at > the time you sign. So are you saying you've never previously noticed section 14 of the GPL as displayed at <http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html>? It contains: If the Program specifies that a certain numbered version of the GNU General Public License or any later version applies to it, you have the option of following the terms and conditions either of that numbered version or of any later version published by the Free Software Foundation. If the Program does not specify a version number of the GNU General Public License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software Foundation. So you're just plain wrong. The GPL contains the exact clause you say it doesn't contain. Furthermore, it does in fact say that (unless otherwise restricted by the license grant) that one may use "any version every published by the Free Software Association". That's not limited to versions published after the license grant. -- David Dyer-Bennet, d...@dd-b.net; http://dd-b.net/ Snapshots: http://dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/data/ Photos: http://dd-b.net/photography/gallery/ Dragaera: http://dragaera.info _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
