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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Rockbox is GPL v2 *or later*Re: Rockbox is GPL v2 *or later*
From: Mark Allums <mark_at_allums.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:59:54 -0500 Daniel Stenberg wrote: > Hello friends! > > Here at Devcon we've decided that we should consider our code to be GPL > v2 or later (thus trying to put an end to a pretty long and tiring > discussion that's been going on in the Rockbox camp). > > We need to go over the existing code and hunt down all code that might > not be v2-or-later and rip that out or convert it to code that licensed > v2-or-later. I'm quite sure that we at least have parts that origins > from Linux, and that is specificly v2 only. > > If you are a contributor to Rockbox and you disagree with this > decision/interpretation it is important that you speak up (as soon as > possible) so that we can discuss the matter and figure out how to deal > with your existing contributions. As a wannabe-contributor, I am not happy with v3 of the GPL, but I would make an exception for Rockbox, because Rockbox needs to be patent neutral/patent immune, and v3 offers that protection. Mark Allums Received on 2008-06-29 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |