From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1I6Diq-0005VX-Eu for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:53:20 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1I6Dio-0005TW-Bk for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:53:18 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1I6Dim-0005TI-NW for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:53:17 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1I6Dim-0005TE-KD for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:53:16 -0400 Received: from khepri.openbios.org ([80.190.231.112]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1I6Dim-0006hT-4W for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:53:16 -0400 Received: from stepan by khepri.openbios.org with local (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1I6Dig-0000oq-5g for grub-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:53:10 +0200 Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 00:53:10 +0200 From: Stefan Reinauer To: The development of GRUB 2 Message-ID: <20070704225310.GA32653@coresystems.de> References: <200707042140.15118.okuji@enbug.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <200707042140.15118.okuji@enbug.org> X-Operating-System: Linux 2.6.22-rc2-git7-43-default on an x86_64 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.15 (2007-04-06) X-Duff: Orig. Duff, Duff Lite, Duff Dry, Duff Dark, Raspberry Duff, Lady Duff, Red Duff, Tartar Control Duff X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Subject: Re: GPL version 3 X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:53:18 -0000 * Yoshinori K. Okuji [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. -- coresystems GmbH • Brahmsstr. 16 • D-79104 Freiburg i. Br. Tel.: +49 761 7668825 • Fax: +49 761 7664613 Email: info@coresystems.de • http://www.coresystems.de/