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1. Nathan Willis The GNU General Public License

   Interesting case of !GPL versions complicating adoption: http://is.gd/9eVZbf <-seems like GPL does not handle inherited-maintenance well….

   
   about 4 months ago from Gwibber at Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha
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   • Mike Linksvayer The GNU General Public License

     @n8 interesting article. Sounds like the library has a long way to go and !LGPL would be perfect fit. That aside, problem is...

     about 4 months ago
   • Mike Linksvayer The GNU General Public License

     @n8 ...incompatibility between v2 and v3. !GPL aside, I've been wondering about when *downward* compatibility'd be appropriate for copyleft

     about 4 months ago
   • Mike Linksvayer Creative Commons

     @n8 ex depending on what !CC BY-SA 4 looks like, should it be bilateral compatible with BY-SA 3? If compatibility important ought be eval'd

     about 4 months ago
   • Nathan Willis Mike Linksvayer

     @mlinksva agree. Incompatibility due to versioning traps content/code making it just as inaccessible as copyleft-noncopyleft incompatibility

     about 4 months ago
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     maiki Mike Linksvayer

     I think it is important, because some communities won't be able to change licenses en masse, but they may want to mix t…

     about 4 months ago
   • Mike Linksvayer maiki

     @maiki 3 not bilateral compatible w/any previous versions. if mixing=derivative can use 3, but often impractical to upgrade whole proj/host

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     maiki Mike Linksvayer

     Interesting. I do so with my stuff, but I imagine that can be difficult with contributed projects. Hmmm, is a best prac…

     about 4 months ago
   • Mike Linksvayer maiki

     @maiki no such best practice rec, but or later'd be helpful, esp as BY-SA's, though builtin, only applies to adapts, not full "or later"

     about 4 months ago