[development] Modules that integrate non-GPL PHP apps violate the GPL.

Thomas Barregren thomas at webbredaktoren.se
Sat Sep 8 09:53:59 UTC 2007


FGM skrev:
> The same should be noted about other countries too: a lot of people chiming
> in on this discussion seem to assume there is just one legal system and the
> GPL is valid under it.
>   
[...]
> Note that the FSF also worked on this problem: the equivalent provisions in
> GPLv3 (15 and 16) have been extended by provision 17 which takes into
> account the fact that the former writing was not applicable in some
> countries. In that regard at least, the GPLv3 should be more universal than
> GPLv2.

This alone is a VERY good reason for Drupal.org to move from to GPL v3.

Best regards,
Thomas


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