GPLv3 - under whose authority?
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GPLv3 - under whose authority?
I just saw, that our new code/game/whatever will be released under GPLv3. Is there any special reason to do that, and who authorized this.
If someone wants to do a "license upgrade" the majority of developers (if not all of them) have to agree to this.
[edit]: I am reading the license itself, but I general I am more of conservative nature concerning this subject
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nico
If someone wants to do a "license upgrade" the majority of developers (if not all of them) have to agree to this.
[edit]: I am reading the license itself, but I general I am more of conservative nature concerning this subject
cheers
nico
BOFH Excuse #212: Of course is doesn't work. We've performed a software upgrade.
Whoa, my mistake. I just downloaded the GPL without much thinking.
Actually it is not really a license upgrade, since there is nearly no source code and the only code we have I started with the GPLv3. But I'm open to any discussions. If people are not willing to write code under these circumstances we can change it back.
Actually it is not really a license upgrade, since there is nearly no source code and the only code we have I started with the GPLv3. But I'm open to any discussions. If people are not willing to write code under these circumstances we can change it back.
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It actually is, but there are people out there (and those are much useful) who are willing to kill time to get those rules described in the license.x3n wrote:Woot? One can read that stuff? I thought it's only for testing the scrollbar...nicolasc wrote:reading the license
Important point: We're not allowed to copy code from old Orxonox to new Orxonox because we have the GPL 2 and not GPL 2 and later I think.
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A link about copying and linking gpl code: http://gplv3.fsf.org/dd3-faq (-> gpl compatibility matrix) Maybe it's useful for you.
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Thanks for this, Nowic. I'm not really good in finding out what is allowed or not. An easy Yes and No matrix is super.
I see. Even using as a library with GPL v2 only is forbidden.
How can I find out if it's the GPL v2 and later? I've never seen a license like that.
I think we're forced to use GPLv2 or later if Ogre is GPL v2 only licensed.
I see. Even using as a library with GPL v2 only is forbidden.
How can I find out if it's the GPL v2 and later? I've never seen a license like that.
I think we're forced to use GPLv2 or later if Ogre is GPL v2 only licensed.
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LGPL is less stricter than any GPL license and can be used in a GPLv3 Project. See compatibility matrix.
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Well I'm not really sure what the general opinion is. We could use GPL v3 with Ogre, since it's LGPL, but I'm not sure about other libraries?
Besides Ogre we use enet (not sure about this "you can do everything" license), ODE (LGPL) and maybe others in the future. Is it save to say, that we won't run into problems when using GPL v3?
Besides Ogre we use enet (not sure about this "you can do everything" license), ODE (LGPL) and maybe others in the future. Is it save to say, that we won't run into problems when using GPL v3?
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Well, since all code is new there is not "upgrading" but rather a "choosing". On the other hand IF we use v3, then we cannot adopt code from the old Orxonox. So probably v2 is better.
Well looks like I answered myself. I'd suggest v2 and later as a license, but I'm not sure if this helps us in any kind or if we should just use v2 like we did before.
Well looks like I answered myself. I'd suggest v2 and later as a license, but I'm not sure if this helps us in any kind or if we should just use v2 like we did before.
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