[dokuwiki] Re: GPLv3
- From: holmberg_jason@xxxxxxx
- To: <dokuwiki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 12:35:54 -0500
There are patent-related issues to the GPLv3 license from what I
understand. I don't have a legal background so I can't expand upon it,
but my employer is very careful about ensuring the proper usage of open
source and protecting IP. Probably it's overkill on our part, but it's
the environment I work in.
-----Original Message-----
From: dokuwiki-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:dokuwiki-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andreas Gohr
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 10:19 AM
To: dokuwiki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [dokuwiki] Re: GPLv3
>> I'm looking to use DokuWiki in a corporate application, and the
current
>> GPLv2 is acceptable to our legal department. However, a GPLv3 would
not
>> be.
Interesting, can you explain why?
> Iirc, this has been discussed briefly before and there was no pressing
need
> to change. Kind of, what's good enough for Linus is good enough for
> Dokuwiki.
Correct. Just for the record I sum it up again: Dokuwiki is licensend
under the GPL Version 2 only (not any later version of your choice).
To change the license we would need to ask all copyright owners for
permission or rewrite their code. DokuWiki uses code from a *lot* of
contributors. I see no benefit in changing the license that would
justify such a step.
Andi
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