Re: Why is Fedora not a Free GNU/Linux distributions?

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* Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> [20080720 22:42]:
[snip]
>
> Note that he is describing GPL v3.  Under V2 (which applies to the  
> majority of works), nothing can be in a 'work as a whole' unless the  
> exact terms of GPLv2 apply to all parts.  Of course in the case of  
> pre-existing code already under a less restrictive license, the original  
> terms remain on the original package.

Ok, thank you both for your time and explanation. I am starting to get
a sense of how it works, and I start to see why some corners of the
Software industry call the GPL "viral" and other less complimentary
things.

I don't think I have the patience to dig in to the legal side of how
this actually works, hence why I asked.

Thanks!

/Anders

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