Re: Maybe it's time to fork the GPL License - create the Linuxlicense?

[Dumitru Ciobarcianu]

On Mon, 2006-10-02 at 01:55 -0700, Marc Perkel wrote:
> Just a thought. Suppose we forked the GPL2 license and created the Linux 
> license? (Or some better name) It's kind of clear the Stallman has his 
> own ajenda and that it's not compatible with the Linux model. So - lets 
> fork it an start a new one.
> 
> The idea of the new license is as follows. It would be backwards 
> compatible with GPL2. It's would eliminate the "or later" clause because 
> we have already seen the potential for abuse there. 


Common misconception. As countless times before stated, there is no "or
later" clause in the licence itself.

-- 
Cioby


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