License Committee Report for August 2007

[Matthew Flaschen]

John Cowan wrote:
> Matthew Flaschen scripsit:
> 
>> 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."
> 
> IOW, if the license says the GPLv3 controls *but*, then you can ignore
> the *but*?

In theory (if the person saying "GPLv3, but..." owns all the rights).
It makes sense to have it in the license, but I think we agree relying
on it in practice would be risky for a licensee.

My main point was that "further restrictions" does not describe what the
board meant.

Matt Flaschen