Copyleft-next: A new non-weak copyleft license inspired by the GNU GPL

https://next.copyleft.org/

5•rapnie•7mo ago

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wiz21c•7mo ago

Release date: 2016-04-29

rapnie•7mo ago

It is the copyleft-next project itself that has been restarted:

> We excitedly announce that the two of us (Richard and Bradley) have been in discussions [1] for a few months to restart, revitalize, and relaunch copyleft-next!

> Today, GPLv3 turns exactly 18 years old. This month, GPLv2 turned 34 years old. These are both great licenses and we love them. Nevertheless, at least once in a generation, FOSS needs a new approach to strong copyleft.

https://lists.copyleft.org/pipermail/next/2025q2/000000.html

rapnie•7mo ago

License texts formulated by Bradley Kuhn and Richard Fontana, both of whom were involved with GPLv3 Drafting Committees.

> "We learned much from what was done right and (frankly) what was done wrong in drafting GPLv3"

Read the full announcement at:

https://fedi.copyleft.org/@next/114769761806288554

znpy•7mo ago

> If the Derived Work includes material licensed under the GPL, You may instead license the Derived Work under the GPL.

I don’t think unilaterally changing license is legal.

If i include the linux kernel in my derivative work, can i change the kernel license?

No wonder this went nowhere.

detaro•7mo ago

how would licensing the Derived Work under GPL because you included the GPL-licensed kernel change the kernel license?

znpy•7mo ago

I wasn’t referring to the original project, but to what would effectively turn into a fork of the kernel.

But i just realised this is a non issue: anything including gpl-licensed software is automatically gpl software itsef as the gpl is a viral license.

So the original excerpt is useless.

detaro•7mo ago

no it is not. It is needed to allow you to license the Derived Work as GPL while including parts under this license.

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