Re: Article: IBM wants to "clean up the license" of Linux

C S Hendrix (shendrix@escape.widomaker.com)
Tue, 29 Dec 1998 17:35:39 -0500


In message <871zli7k6v.fsf@mulligatwani.msrl.com>, Michael Shields writes:

> In article <199812291619.LAA09572@escape.widomaker.com>,
> C S Hendrix <shendrix@escape.widomaker.com> wrote:
> > If I put my software under GPL 2, I think it should be MY decision
> > wether or not it goes to GPL 3. The paragraph above is saying that
> > I agree to license my software by the terms of GPL 2, and any terms
> > they decide to add later.
>
> Don't include that paragraph in your software, then.

I didn't know you could custom-tailor the GPL to your uses.

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