Re: [PATCH v9 1/6] LICENSES: Add the copyleft-next-0.3.1 license

Luis Chamberlain
2022-05-25T17:11:02Z

On Mon, May 23, 2022 at 11:10:37PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 29 2021 at 11:44, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> > preferred. A summary of benefits why projects outside of Linux might
> > prefer to use copyleft-next >= 0.3.1 over GPLv2:
> >
> <snip>
> >
> > o copyleft-next has a 'built-in or-later' provision
>
> Not convinced that this is a benefit under all circumstances,

I'll just drop it.

> but that's
> a philosopical problem. The real problem is this:

> > +Valid-License-Identifier: copyleft-next-0.3.1
>
> and

Why is this an issue?

> > +11. Later License Versions
> > +
> > + The Copyleft-Next Project may release new versions of copyleft-next,
> > + designated by a distinguishing version number ("Later Versions").
> > + Unless I explicitly remove the option of Distributing Covered Works
> > + under Later Versions, You may Distribute Covered Works under any Later
> > + Version.
>
> If I want to remove this option, then how do I express this with a SPDX
> license identifier?

Good question, souinds like generic semantics for SPDX evolution?

Luis