[LAD] LV2 " isn't well thought out ?" LV2 in the Reaper sequencer

Krzysztof Foltman wdev at foltman.com
Thu Jan 24 19:03:05 UTC 2008


Paul Davis wrote:
> You read it wrong. For two different reasons. First, the same mistake
> than Arnold made earlier. The GPL (whatever version) is the text that
> lays out the terms of a license. Anyone can refer to this text but then
> add exceptions, extensions. I can even say "Its licensed under the terms
> of GPLv3 excluding every clause, plus the follow paragraph...".
Well, what's more, at least one well known project from Free Software 
Foundation uses exactly that: GPL plus "special exception" changing the 
conditions slightly (allowing for use in other software without making 
them covered by GPL).

I think it may be a good reason to think that such practices are 
allowed/approved by FSF.

Krzysztof




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