[Foundation-l] GFDL and relicensing

Wed Nov 21 17:35:59 UTC 2007

Mike Godwin schrieb, am 21.11.2007 14:51:
> I don't think the problem is quite as intractable as all that,  
> although I will grant it is a tricky problem. In my (possibly  
> misinformed) view, FSF is the custodian of the meaning and terms of  
> the GFDL, which allows for migration to later versions of GFDL, which  
> creates the possibility of an approved GFDL that is essentially an  
> equivalent to an updated CC-BY-SA license.  FSF is currently in dialog  
> with Creative Commons about harmonizing GFDL with CC-BY-SA.

While this might be possible inside the US and other countries, it is 
most probably not possible inside Germany. Clauses like '...or later 
versions.' are invalid in German jurisdiction and only the rest of the 
license applies. IANAL.

Bye, Tim.

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