Jumping the licensing shark

Posted Mar 24, 2023 15:05 UTC (Fri) by IanKelling (subscriber, #89418)
In reply to: Jumping the licensing shark by Trelane
Parent article: Jumping the licensing shark

> Why a whole new effort instead of working to provide a GPLv4?

1. A GPLv4 would be completely different than publishing any other new license.

As written in https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-board-adopts-updated-by-laws... :

Releasing new versions of a GNU license calls for great care, because programs released under "GNU XYZ License version N or later" will automatically give users the option to choose later revised versions published by the FSF.

2. No one but the FSF can publish a GPLv4.

Jumping the licensing shark

Posted Mar 24, 2023 16:59 UTC (Fri) by IanKelling (subscriber, #89418) [Link]

correction: "completely different" is overstating. Very different would be better.