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GPLv3-compatible licenses - (according to Eben Moglen at the openning session [http://ifso.ie/documents/gplv3-launch-2006-01-16.html#em-section7e])
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== GPLv2-compatible licenses == == GPLv2-compatible licenses ==
-These licenses were compatible with the GPL version 2.+These licenses were compatible with the GNU GPL version 2.
* [[Berkeley Database License]] (aka the Sleepycat Software Product License) * [[Berkeley Database License]] (aka the Sleepycat Software Product License)
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== GPLv2-incompatible licenses == == GPLv2-incompatible licenses ==
-These licenses were ''incompatible'' with the GPL version 2.+These licenses were ''incompatible'' with the GNU GPL version 2.
* [[Academic Free License, version 1.1.]] * [[Academic Free License, version 1.1.]]
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== GPLv3-compatible licenses == == GPLv3-compatible licenses ==
-These licenses will be ''newly'' compatible with the GPL version 3.+These licenses will be ''newly'' compatible with the GNU GPL version 3.
-* [[Affero General Public License, version 1.0]] (according to RMS, Affero will have to modify their GPL to make it compatible, which they will do [http://fsfeurope.org/projects/gplv3/bangalore-rms-transcript#affero-and-web-services])+* [[Affero General Public License, version 1.0]]
* [[Apache License, version 1.0]] * [[Apache License, version 1.0]]
* [[Apache License, version 1.1]] * [[Apache License, version 1.1]]
* [[Apache Software License, version 2.0]] * [[Apache Software License, version 2.0]]
-* [[Eclipse Public License, version 1.0]] (according to Eben Moglen at the openning session [http://ifso.ie/documents/gplv3-launch-2006-01-16.html#em-section7e])+* [[Eclipse Public License, version 1.0]]
* [[PHP license, version 3.01]] * [[PHP license, version 3.01]]
-These licenses will still be compatible with the GPL version 3.+These licenses will still be compatible with the GNU GPL version 3.
* See the list above. * See the list above.
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* See the list above. * See the list above.
-These are licenses are newly incompatible with the GPL version 3:+These are licenses newly ''incompatible'' with the GPL version 3:
* None. * None.

Revision as of 16:46, 3 September 2006

This page centrally documents what licenses will be compatible with the GPLv3, with an emphasis of noting what compatibilities changed since version 2, this list will influence the GNU project's license list.

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GPLv2-compatible licenses

These licenses were compatible with the GNU GPL version 2.


GPLv2-incompatible licenses

These licenses were incompatible with the GNU GPL version 2.

GPLv3-compatible licenses

These licenses will be newly compatible with the GNU GPL version 3.

These licenses will still be compatible with the GNU GPL version 3.

  • See the list above.

GPLv3-incompatible licenses

These licenses are still incompatible:

  • See the list above.

These are licenses newly incompatible with the GPL version 3:

  • None.