License Committee Report for August 2007

[Matthew Flaschen]

Russ Nelson wrote:
> Note that new licenses containing "further restrictions" allowed by
GPLv3 and LGPLv3

GPLv3 defines "further restrictions" as "other [besides the 7 types of
allowed restrictions] non-permissive additional terms" and says "If the
Program as you received it, or any part of it, contains a notice stating
that it is governed by this License along with a term that is a further
restriction, you may remove that term."

So, technically I don't think "further restrictions" has the meaning the
board intends here.  Perhaps it would be better to say "non-permissive
terms allowed by GPLv3".

Matt Flaschen