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These licenses are still incompatible: These licenses are still incompatible:
-* [[Eclipse Public License, version 1.0]]+* See the list above.
These are licenses newly ''incompatible'' with the GPL version 3: These are licenses newly ''incompatible'' with the GPL version 3:
-* [[GNU General Public License version 2]] (Note: most software distributed under GPLv2 also allows for the software to be distributed under later versions of the GPL. For specific cases, see the licence notices in the software package.)+* [[GNU General Public License version 2]] Most software distributed under the GPLv2 allows for the software to be distributed under later versions of the GPL. For specific instances, read the licence notices for the software package.
==Common reasons for incompatibility== ==Common reasons for incompatibility==

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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:

  • GNU General Public License version 2 Most software distributed under the GPLv2 allows for the software to be distributed under later versions of the GPL. For specific instances, read the licence notices for the software package.

Common reasons for incompatibility

When checking licences for compatibilty, here are some specific issues to look for that would make a licence incompatible with GPLv3 (as of draft 2).

  • Requirements about attorney fees
  • Jurisdiction requirements (disputes must be settled in a certain country or in accordance with the laws of a certain country)

Licences which are incompatible with GPLv3 (as of draft 2) for the above reasons include the MPL, CDDL, CPL, EPL, academic free license, open software license.