Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:50:08 -0400 | From | Sean <> | Subject | Re: GPLv3 Position Statement |
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On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:29:55 -0700 "David Schwartz" <davids@webmaster.com> wrote:
> Unless I'm missing something, you *cannot* change the license from "v2 or > later at your option" to "v3 or later". Both GPLv2 and GPLv3 explicitly > prohibit modifying license notices. (Did the FSF goof big time? It's not too > late to change the draft.)
The copyright holder is not constrained at all in how they license their work. They can change the license to anything they want, including the GPLv3 or anything else. Of course, earlier versions will still be available under the GPLv2.
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