[theme-reviewers] Changing license from GPLv2 to GPLv3

[Chip Bennett]

GPLv3 is compatible with "GPLv2 (or later)". This should be axiomatic.
"Should" be, if only GNU/FSF hadn't written a GPLv3 in a way that is
explicitly incompatible with GPLv2, which IMHIANALO, was a pretty stupid,
short-sighted thing to do. Nevertheless, unless we are told by those above
our pay grade that the WPORG repository is only going to accept
GPLv2-compatible licenses, we're going to avoid any and all licensing
arguments/issues/whatever, and stick with "GPL-compatible", which includes
GPLv3.

Chip

On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 8:37 AM, // ravi <ravi-lists at g8o.net> wrote:

> On Mar 19, 2012, at 8:21 AM, Edward Caissie wrote:
> > From the Theme repository aspect, I do not see any reason ... but from
> the perspective of the actual licenses themselves, I believe that would be
> better addressed by whomever sets their guidelines.
> >
>
> GPLv3 has been discussed many times on wp-hackers. For one thread, see:
> http://lists.automattic.com/pipermail/wp-hackers/2007-December/016883.html.
> I am not sure there was consensus or an official position on v3, though for
> a while (and perhaps still?) some Codex guidelines used to require plugins
> to not use v3 (IIRC) - OTOH, this: http://wordpress.org/about/gpl/,
> clearly says “GPLv2 (or later)”.
>
> A long time ago, I wrote a blog post defending the GPL (in general, not v3
> in particular) and Matt against Dan Jalkut and John Gruber.  Matt linked to
> my post on his blog, but I think he also expressed some doubts about v3.
> What all this vague information adds up to, I am not sure! :-)
>
> Also see:
> http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/clarification-in-licensing-language/
>
>        —ravi
>
>
> >
> > Cais.
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 8:55 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at themeid.com> wrote:
> > What I was trying to say is that GPL3 is more compatible with other
> licenses e.g. Apache2 etc ;)
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 7:52 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at themeid.com> wrote:
> > no restriction, GPL3 is also acceptable and more GPL-Compatible as well.
> My Theme is GPL3
> http://themes.svn.wordpress.org/responsive/1.3.3/license.txt
> >
> > Emil
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 7:50 PM, Syahir Hakim <khairulsyahir at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I was just wondering, is there any reason restricting me from changing
> the licence for my theme from GPLv2 to GPLv3? Thanks.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Syahir Hakim
> >
> > Contact:
> >
> > http://www.khairul-syahir.com/
> >
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