Re: GPL version 3

[Stefan Reinauer <stepan@coresystems.de>]

* Yoshinori K. Okuji <okuji@enbug.org> [070704 21:40]:
> Hello,
> 
> I would like to discuss the possibility of migrating to GPL version 3. As you 
> know, GPLv3 has been published, and all GNU software is recommended to 
> migrate from GPLv2 to GPLv3.

[..]

1. What are the pros and cons? A "discussion" as you call it should
   contain those, while your post clearly did not.

2. Since all people have to sign over their (C) to the FSF in a GNU
   project, can't the FSF just decide a switch to GPL3 at any time? (If
   not, what good would such a sign-over of rights be?)

Sorry if those are considered stupid or aggravating questions, but I
figured a license change is not something that you do easily, such as
updating to a newer version of some software, as it includes putting
yourself out, vulnerable not to an army of hackers but an army of
lawyers. It has to be considered very carefully.

Stefan.

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