[sword-devel] Releasing application under sword GNU public license

[Troy A. Griffitts]

Manu Mital wrote:
> Hi,
>  
> I can change that to Version 2 if you like. Either case is okay with me. 
> Thanks,

Either way, just to clarify, SWORD is licensed under version 2.  We do 
not add the common "or later" clause.  It seems odd to me that so many 
projects effectively give GNU the right to license their software under 
whatever future terms they want.  3 is still fairly controversial and 
we've been happy with 2 for many years, so for now we're still version 2 
(if that helps any).

	-Troy.




>  
> mmital
> 
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>  > Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:38:46 +0200
>  > From: lists at obbink.org
>  > To: sword-devel at crosswire.org
>  > Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Releasing application under sword GNU 
> public license
>  >
>  > Mmital & others,
>  >
>  > I saw that you released it under version 3 or later of the GPL license.
>  > http://www.swordwarrior.net/
>  > Any reaon to go with version 3 and not the still more common version 2
>  > or later. (version 3 was just introduced this summer)
>  > (This is not a compaint just a reason for thinking about it, since
>  > you're the author it's your call.)
>  >
>  > Others, does this post anywhere a problem since the rest of the Sword
>  > software is version 2 or later? e.g. backporting/ incorporating mmital
>  > software in our other software.
>  >
>  > Regards,
>  >
>  > Maurits Obbink.
>  >
>  > P.S. Mmital thnx for your work.
>  >
>  > Eeli Kaikkonen wrote:
>  > > On Wed, 19 Sep 2007, jonathon wrote:
>  > >> The GPL requires one to make source code available to people who have
>  > >> your program, when/if they request it.
>  > >
>  > > Wrong. GPL v. 2 (which we use) says (in my own words) in section 3: a)
>  > > accompany the binary with the source, b) accompany it with written 
> offer
>  > > to give the source code to ANY PARTY.
>  > >
>  > >> There is no obligation to provide source code to people who don't have
>  > >> your software.
>  > >
>  > > That is not true, see above.
>  > >
>  > >> There is no obligation to provide source code to
>  > >> people when they obtain your software.
>  > >
>  > > True, but then you must explicitly give the written offer.
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > Yours,
>  > > Eeli Kaikkonen (Mr.), Oulu, Finland
>  > > e-mail: eekaikko at mailx.studentx.oulux.fix (with no x)
>  >
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