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* Alex Hudson wrote, On 22/11/07 13:09:
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<pre wrap="">On Thu, 2007-11-22 at 12:50 +0000, Ciaran O'Riordan wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Sam Liddicott <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sam@liddicott.com"><sam@liddicott.com></a> writes:
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<pre wrap="">The GPL is widely considered a share-alike license where licensors have
understood that the same terms will propagate throughout the distribution
chain.
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<pre wrap="">You're presenting an argument against additional requirements as being an
argument against AGPL compatibility.
Apache licence compatibility was achieved by allowing people to add the
requirements of Apached licensed code to GPLv3 licensed code.
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Are you sure about that? I don't see anywhere in the GPLv3 which says I
can attach extra restrictions in Apache licenses to GPLv3'd code. GPLv3
+ Apache doesn't have further restrictions on the GPL that I'm aware of.
I think the point is that the GPL always set a maximum level of
restriction, and although you could lessen them (e.g., LGPL), you
couldn't add to them. That has now changed: the AGPL is the maxima,
effectively, and the GPLv3 could be simply written as the AGPL plus a
grant of permission.
That's not the same as designing the basic license to be compatible with
other popular license.
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My current understanding is that the AGPL puts restrictions on GPL3
software when and for as long as that GPL3 software is combined with
AGPL software.<br>
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Please could some kind soul confirm this understanding?<br>
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It leaves me wondering if the next release of Microsoft Windows would
try a similar but more restrictive clause; <br>
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I don't like the idea that one license can restrict the terms of
another license.<br>
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Sam<br>
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