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List:       drupal-consulting
Subject:    [consulting] Is this list dead?
From:       gerhard () killesreiter ! de (Gerhard Killesreiter)
Date:       2007-03-20 12:59:27
Message-ID: 45FFDAAF.5090007 () killesreiter ! de
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Evan Leibovitch schrieb:
> Michael Haggerty wrote:
>> While I differ on the effect of market forces on development (from the
>> standpoint that truly innovative products are very difficult to 'clone'), I
>> agree that entering a market by building it yourself is not a terribly high
>> hurdle. And yes, he's planning to release this as a hosted service, so there
>> are not GPL issues to worry about.
>>   
> Not until GPLv3.
> 
> If Drupal decides to upgrade its license, there _are_ changes that
> affect hosted services. Read up.

I am not sure, but even GPLv3's clause to offer a downloadable copy of
code would only apply to changes to Drupal core (or contributed modules)
and not modules you wrote yourself.

However, a change away from GPLv2 seems extremly unlikely considering
the amount of people who'd need to agree.

Cheers,
	Gerhard
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