RFH: GPLv3

[Michael Eager]

Robert Dewar wrote:
> Nicholas Nethercote wrote:
> 
>> One way to view it:  the license is a feature.  Therefore changing the 
>> license is changing a feature.  Therefore what was going to be 4.2.2 
>> should become 4.3.0.
> 
> I certainly agree that the license is a feature, and a pretty
> important one for many users.

There's a saying "if you call a dog's tail a leg, how many legs
does a dog have.  Four.  Calling its tail a leg doesn't make it one."

Version numbers have been based on binary compatibility
and interoperability between versions.

Saying that license is an interoperability issue doesn't make it one.

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