On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Joseph Smithjoe@settoplinux.org wrote:
On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 11:54:58 -0700, ron minnich rminnich@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 11:46 AM, Joseph Smithjoe@settoplinux.org wrote:
Hello, This has probably been discussed before but what are the pros and cons
of
GPLv2 and GPLv3?
let's not do that here. Just google the flame wars. :-)
Sorry I didn't know it was a sensitive subject. I'm going to release some code soon, and I was just wondering which one to use.
If you have the time, I'd suggest that the best thing to do is to carefully read the two, compare them, and then choose one yourself: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
If you'd like to hear from the architect of the licenses, RMS wrote a letter encouraging projects to upgrade from v2 -> v3. You might find it relevant: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/rms-why-gplv3.html
If you have special licensing needs or specific license questions, remember that you can always drop a line to the friendly SFLC folks. Their lawyers are very helpful at answering legal inquiries about Free Software licensing and other related questions: http://www.softwarefreedom.org/
Good luck! --Robinson