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

Andreas Schwab (schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de)
30 Dec 1998 10:51:10 +0100


C S Hendrix <shendrix@escape.widomaker.com> writes:

|> 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.

You can use any words you like in your licences. It's the licencee that
has to strictly follow them.

-- 
Andreas Schwab                                      "And now for something
schwab@issan.cs.uni-dortmund.de                      completely different"
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