[Gambas-user] Gambas 2 and GPL 3

[Benoit Minisini]

On jeudi 8 novembre 2007, Fabien Bodard wrote:
> Le Thursday 08 November 2007 08:28:44 timothy, vous avez écrit :
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: gambas-user-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net
> > > [mailto:gambas-user-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Rob
> > > Sent: Wednesday, 07 November 2007 01:23 PM
> > > To: gambas-user at lists.sourceforge.net
> > > Subject: Re: [Gambas-user] Gambas 2 and GPL 3
> > >
> > > On Wednesday 07 November 2007 08:08, timothy wrote:
> > > > advantage. However there have been some critics of the multimedia
> > > > aspects of the license.
> > >
> > > This is the first I've heard about any GPLv3 multimedia controversy.
> > > Can you summarize or give a link to some discussion?  Is it a
> > > reference to the often-cited "Tivo clause"?
> > >
> > > Rob
> >
> > "Multimedia" may not have been quite the right word. I was referring to
> > the attempt to limit the use of DRM (Digital Rights Management) in open
> > source software.
> >
> > For example using iTunes with Linux is impossible now. Outlawing DRM
> > would make it even more difficult to overcome the problems in the
> > future.
> >
> > See http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39249370,00.htm for
> > Linus Torvalds view. Though I think he has softened a bit since that was
> > written.
> >
> > A google search for "DRM GPL 3" provides a number of links.
> >
> > On the version: "GPL 2 Licence or any later version" could become "GPL 3
> > Licence or any later version"?
>
> http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/informatique/0,39040745,39362487,00.htm?xtor
>=1 (site in french)
> maybe not a good idea... look about what say Linus... Maybe is better for
> Gambas2  to be in GPL2 only... the GPL3 seem to be really too restrictive
>
> Fabien
>

The creator(s) of the code decide(s) for the licence. 

Gambas was initially released with the "GNU GPL v2 or later" license. So, when 
some code is submitted and merged with the Gambas source tree, the same 
license is implicitely used, provided that the original author does not 
request another license.

I think that if any contributor was not agree to release his code under 
the "GNU GPL v2 or later" version, he would have told me.

Anyway, it is simpler if every bit of Gambas is released with the same 
license.

It is a bit more complex in France, as the author's rights law is different 
from the United States. But there are french specific licenses that are 
compatible with the GNU GPL.

Regards,

-- 
Benoit Minisini