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Can't use with GPLv2 under LGPLv3?

Posted Jul 10, 2007 8:21 UTC (Tue) by Jel (guest, #22988)
In reply to: Can't use with GPLv2 under LGPLv3? by sepreece
Parent article: Samba Adopts GPLv3 for Future Releases

Didn't RMS say that GPLv3 is merely a clarification of GPLv2, and the same
meaning was intended all along? So, they should be compatible. Does the
license literally prohibit use with ANY other license, including other
versions of the GPL?

I mean, don't get me wrong: I think it's GOOD that GPLv2-licensed projects
will need to move with the license, but the incompatibility seems (a
little) strange.

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Posted Jul 10, 2007 8:57 UTC (Tue) by Los__D (subscriber, #15263) [Link]

The same meaning is intended ("Don't take away people's rights to this software"), but since there has been found more ways to do so, more restrictions has been added, so they can't be compatible, unless you kept the "or later" part to GPLv2.

Can't use with GPLv2 under LGPLv3?

Posted Jul 10, 2007 15:57 UTC (Tue) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330) [Link]

RMS and the FSF have long recommended that people license their software "GPLv2 or later". Those who did this have no problem. But people who said "GPLv2 only" explicitly rejected GPLv3. This means that they cannot link their code to GPLv3 or LGPLv3 code, unless they drop their rejection first by changing the license.