[sword-devel] Releasing application under swordGNU public license

[mmital]

Hi,

I have changed the GNU license to version 2.0 (www.swordwarrior.net) and 
also made the change in the program. Also removed the "or later" clause.The 
source code is now a little more organized and located at 
http://sourceforge.net/projects/swordbible (still needs to be documented 
better and the license statement needs to be added to every source file)

Correct me if I am wrong, but I understand this particular listserv is for 
issues related to sword API. Therefore, I won't be sending any further 
mesages related to the SwordBible frontend (unless it is directly related to 
the underlying sword API). If you would like to work together on the 
frontend, please reply to me personally and let me know (so I can add to you 
to a separate mailing list).

Thanks,
mmital




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Troy A. Griffitts" <scribe at crosswire.org>
To: <mmital at vt.edu>; "SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum" 
<sword-devel at crosswire.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Releasing application under swordGNU public 
license


> Manu Mital wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I can change that to Version 2 if you like. Either case is okay with me.
>> Thanks,
>
> Either way, just to clarify, SWORD is licensed under version 2.  We do
> not add the common "or later" clause.  It seems odd to me that so many
> projects effectively give GNU the right to license their software under
> whatever future terms they want.  3 is still fairly controversial and
> we've been happy with 2 for many years, so for now we're still version 2
> (if that helps any).
>
> -Troy.
>
>
>
>
>>
>> mmital
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>  > Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:38:46 +0200
>>  > From: lists at obbink.org
>>  > To: sword-devel at crosswire.org
>>  > Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Releasing application under sword GNU
>> public license
>>  >
>>  > Mmital & others,
>>  >
>>  > I saw that you released it under version 3 or later of the GPL 
>> license.
>>  > http://www.swordwarrior.net/
>>  > Any reaon to go with version 3 and not the still more common version 2
>>  > or later. (version 3 was just introduced this summer)
>>  > (This is not a compaint just a reason for thinking about it, since
>>  > you're the author it's your call.)
>>  >
>>  > Others, does this post anywhere a problem since the rest of the Sword
>>  > software is version 2 or later? e.g. backporting/ incorporating mmital
>>  > software in our other software.
>>  >
>>  > Regards,
>>  >
>>  > Maurits Obbink.
>>  >
>>  > P.S. Mmital thnx for your work.
>>  >
>>  > Eeli Kaikkonen wrote:
>>  > > On Wed, 19 Sep 2007, jonathon wrote:
>>  > >> The GPL requires one to make source code available to people who 
>> have
>>  > >> your program, when/if they request it.
>>  > >
>>  > > Wrong. GPL v. 2 (which we use) says (in my own words) in section 3: 
>> a)
>>  > > accompany the binary with the source, b) accompany it with written
>> offer
>>  > > to give the source code to ANY PARTY.
>>  > >
>>  > >> There is no obligation to provide source code to people who don't 
>> have
>>  > >> your software.
>>  > >
>>  > > That is not true, see above.
>>  > >
>>  > >> There is no obligation to provide source code to
>>  > >> people when they obtain your software.
>>  > >
>>  > > True, but then you must explicitly give the written offer.
>>  > >
>>  > >
>>  > > Yours,
>>  > > Eeli Kaikkonen (Mr.), Oulu, Finland
>>  > > e-mail: eekaikko at mailx.studentx.oulux.fix (with no x)
>>  >
>>  > --
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