[Mimedefang] GPLv3

[Martin Blapp]

Hi,

> MIMEDefang is currently licensed under the GPL v2 (only).  I am
> considering making the next release GPL v3; I'm trying to absorb
> the GPL3 text now.

I'm very concerned about your idea to make Mimedefang GPL v3. Our company would
then have to stay with the current release. Also, FreeBSD, and probably the 
other bsds will probably stop to support mimedefang in the ports tree and
not provide any packages anymore:

>New GPLv3 licensed code in the ports tree should be approached with caution, 
>but portmgr@ and core@ will issue guidance.  Stallman indicated in his speech 
>that any violation of the terms of GPLv3 for one package would invalidate the
>license to all GPLv3 software packages for the entity violating the
>license.  It is unclear if this was the plain meaning of the license,
>or just Stallman's interpretation of it.  We should assume for the
>moment it is true and be extra careful in our compliance with any
>GPLv3 licensed software in the ports tree.  As part of core's
>investigation of GPLv3 licensed software, we'll ask this question of
>the lawyer.

Btw:

Some people are already talking about a fork of gcc and other Gnu software.

>Without raising a debate about any of this, I want to point out
>that one of most likely, in my mind almost certain, consequences
>of GPLv3, and the one that will hit us hardest, is the possible
>need for a fork of the GCC source base.
>
>The question in my mind is: will we have to do our own fork or can
>we find reasonable people in other open source projects and commercial
>concerns, and work together with.

Very very bad :-(

--
Martin