* GPLv2 in new files
@ 2007-08-27 9:37 Miles Bader
2007-08-27 10:27 ` David Kastrup
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From: Miles Bader @ 2007-08-27 9:37 UTC (permalink / raw
To: emacs-devel
I notice that some new files in CVS are using the GPL v2.
I presume that these should be changed to GPL v3; is there any reason
for individuals (i.e., me :-) to _not_ convert them this when noticing
such a file? [`copyright-update' keeps asking whether I'd like to
convert them...]
Thanks,
-Miles
--
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* Re: GPLv2 in new files
2007-08-27 9:37 GPLv2 in new files Miles Bader
@ 2007-08-27 10:27 ` David Kastrup
[not found] ` <E1IPjAE-0003fo-QZ@fencepost.gnu.org>
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From: David Kastrup @ 2007-08-27 10:27 UTC (permalink / raw
To: Miles Bader; +Cc: emacs-devel
Miles Bader <miles.bader@necel.com> writes:
> I notice that some new files in CVS are using the GPL v2.
>
> I presume that these should be changed to GPL v3; is there any reason
> for individuals (i.e., me :-) to _not_ convert them this when noticing
> such a file? [`copyright-update' keeps asking whether I'd like to
> convert them...]
There should be no problem if they are "GPLv2 or later". Actually,
since no material is supposed to be placed into CVS (apart from few
well-known exceptions like MULE) that is not copyright-assigned to the
FSF, making them GPLv3 or later should be possible regardless of what
the files claim to be.
But it might be worth double-checking the assignment status when the
license header appears all too surprising.
--
David Kastrup
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* Re: GPLv2 in new files
[not found] ` <E1IPjAE-0003fo-QZ@fencepost.gnu.org>
@ 2007-08-27 18:38 ` Glenn Morris
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From: Glenn Morris @ 2007-08-27 18:38 UTC (permalink / raw
To: rms; +Cc: miles, emacs-devel
Richard Stallman wrote:
> It is not a conflict, but it is a problem, because those files were
> supposed to be uplicensed.
<grumble>
Actually, in 2 of the 3 cases I can see, someone reverted the license
back to v2 or later (without comment, as part of other changes) after
I had changed it to v3; and in the other case it's a new file
installed after the relicensing.
Please pay attention to these issues, people.
</grumble>
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