Re: task server

[smoerk]

Jeroen Dekkers wrote:

> From the GPL:
>   9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new
>      versions of the General Public License from time to time.  Such
>      new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but
>      may differ in detail to address new problems or concerns.
>
>      Each version is given a distinguishing version number.  If the
>      Program specifies a version number of this License which applies
>      to it and "any later version," you have the option of following
>      the terms and conditions either of that version or of any later
>      version published by the Free Software Foundation.  If the Program
>      does not specify a version number of this License, you may choose
>      any version ever published by the Free Software Foundation.
>
>
> I think "similar in spirit" is enough to make e.g. the BSD license as
> a next version invalid I think, I'm not a lawyer however.

it's very unlikly that the FSF will change the GPL to a non-viral BSD 
style license. "Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the 
resent version, but may differ in detail to address new problems or 
concerns." is a little bit fuzzy, but if you take account of Stallman's 
and the FSF's ideas of free software, I believe the GPL will not change 
much.

Should it happen regardless of the unlikeliness, I guess the license of 
the taskserver is a tiny problem in comparison to the big projects like 
Linux or Qt (I think Linus wouldn't care too much, but Trolltech could 
close their business).