Re: Re (3): testing before a release

[Etienne M. Gagnon]

Hi all,

I am trying to be both constructive and realistic.  It seems that changing the 
non-AWT license is a difficult issue.  I have two simple proposals:
1- Keep the current exception, but add a small, yet important, clarification.
2- Do the same as (1-), but also change the "base license" from GPL to LGPL.

I will discuss(2-) in another message, as it is a somewhat larger change.  Here 
is the clarification I suggest to add in (1-):

--- BEGIN ---
Note that people who make modified versions of Classpath are not
obligated to grant this special exception for their modified versions;
it is their choice whether to do so.  The GNU General Public License
gives permission to release a modified version without this exception;
this exception also makes it possible to release a modified version
which carries forward this exception.
--- END ---

I think it shouldn't require a license war to get this through, as it changes 
nothing to the spirit nor to the content of the current GPL+exception; it simply 
clarifies it.

Does any body have an objection to adding this paragraph?

Etienne
PS:  I would really prefer that people go with my second suggestion, but I think 
we should at least agree on adding this clarification.
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