linux-kernel - Re: Maybe it's time to fork the GPL License

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Date:	Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:18:45 +0300
From:	Dumitru Ciobarcianu <Dumitru.Ciobarcianu@...S.RO>
To:	Marc Perkel <marc@...kel.com>
Cc:	"Linux-Kernel@...r. Kernel. Org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Maybe it's time to fork the GPL License - create the Linux
	license?

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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