GPL versions not such a big deal
GPL versions not such a big deal
Posted Mar 27, 2008 12:52 UTC (Thu) by hummassa (subscriber, #307)In reply to: GPL versions not such a big deal by dlang
Parent article: Bruce Perens and the OSI board
> it just means that someone can take your code and combine it with GPLv3 code and > remove the permission that you granted. In the combined work, yes, but in your code, no. You granted the permission to tivoize your code, your permission is there, latent. If I take _your_ code and put in my TiVoSX, but not the code that the other author does not want tivoized, it's ok. That is the beauty of the GPLv3+waivers: Your code: GPLv3 + waiver tivoizing My code: GPLv3 Combined code: GPLv3 If anyone wants to tivoize your code, _nothing_ will stop them. Your wishes regarding _your_ code are _always_ respected. Now, your wishes regarding _my_ code...
