21 Jun
2009
21 Jun
'09
12:57 a.m.
paul.degt wrote:
Yes, that's one of the reasons. Another point is that GPL v.3 is defined more clearly from legal perspective, at least from our legal adviser point of view.
While the legal status of MPL is widely considered to be vague, is GPL 3 any better? GPL 2 is pretty sound, and has stood the test of time. However a number of large companies have banned their employees from working on anything involving GPL 3 code, because of legal uncertainties, especially with regard to patents. Steve