I don't understand clearly what it is about.
So I will try to give an idea of what I believe it is, so
that you can correct easily my bad understanding.
X have made a program A that let you find what is
the packet driver you need for your network card,
and make sure it is booted either in config.sys or
fdauto.bat. This program was released under GPL
version 2. But program A integrate program B that
was released under GPL version 3.
I only suppose program B is a program to detect
which network card is being in the computer released
by author Y under GPL version 3.
So when Y told X that he was not ok
for program A, or any program released in version 2 of the GPL
to integrate code released in GPL version 3, X made all versions
of A to disappear from Internet.
And now, a few weeks later it seems to me, X have not given
news how he think it will handle the issue. An obvious solution
would be for X to release A under GPL version 3... but I have
this feeling X might be oppose to version 3 of the GPL.
So we are kind of waiting for X to say do something, before
continuing with release of 1.3RC5... I think.
At least if we want relatively easy network configuration.
If a version of A with B part removed was published, even if
it does nothing usefull, it would be easier to see what is the problem,
and do a constructive suggestion of a way to replace B by something else.
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