When to evaluate dual licenses

Chris Travers chris.travers at gmail.com
Wed Dec 5 00:21:20 UTC 2007


On Dec 4, 2007 4:03 PM, Wilson, Andrew <andrew.wilson at intel.com> wrote:

>
>
> So, we've established that distribution does potentially matter.
> Distributors are licensees themselves and may exercise their GPL
> rights, such as removing section 7 additional permissions
> from V3 code, or electing a specific version when offered "GPLv2 or
> later"
> by an initial developer.


If one is forced to choose, then works licensed under the GPL v2 or later do
not meet the OSD because derivative works cannot carry the same licenses.

Is that really what people think?  If so, can we get a note on the license
list?

Best Wishes,
Chris Travers
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