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On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:54:57 +0100 |
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Thilo Bangert <bangert@g.o> wrote: |
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> there is also the legal argument. it's better to state explicitly |
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> which versions apply and not have to cleanup the mess, when somebody |
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> decides to release GPL-2.5. |
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That's an argument strongly in favour of ranged specs. A huge number of |
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packages are licensed under "GPL 2 or later", and currently most ebuilds |
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incorrectly use LICENSE="GPL-2" for these. Even changing these to |
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LICENSE="|| ( GPL-2 GPL-3 )" just shifts the problem around a bit. With |
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CRAN "GPL 2 or later" translates to "GPL (>= 2)", which is a much more |
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accurate description of a package's license. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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