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List:       drupal-consulting
Subject:    [consulting] Is this list dead?
From:       gerhard () killesreiter ! de (Gerhard Killesreiter)
Date:       2007-03-20 14:09:11
Message-ID: 45FFEB07.5020805 () killesreiter ! de
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Boerland, Bert schrieb:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: consulting-bounces at drupal.org
> 
> > Not until GPLv3.
> 
> > If Drupal decides to upgrade its license, there _are_ changes that
> > affect hosted services. Read up.
> 
> Debatable. Not to start a Stallman fight, but some vendors are already changing the \
> text of the GPL and delete the "later version" line 
> Section 9 of the current GPL reads:
> " [...]If the Program specifies a version number of this License which applies to \
> it and "any later version", you have the option of following the terms and \
> conditions either of that version or of any later version published by the Free
> Software Foundation."
> 
> "Our" license reads:
> 
> "This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
> the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
> (at your option) any later version."
> 
> This means that if I distribute Drupal as a tool under another OSS project and I \
> license my project under GPLv3 (when and if ready), the Drupal code under my OSS \
> software is GPLv3.

No, you are citing from the example text which is part of LICENSE.TXT.
Our license is clearly labelled as version 2.

Cheers,
	Gerhard
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