Marius Bakke <mba...@fastmail.com> writes: > Kei Kebreau <k...@openmailbox.org> writes: > >> contact....@cryptolab.net writes: >> >>> If I am not wrong: When no "Version 3 only" is specified, it is always >>> "and later". >> >> Is there text in the GPL3 that says this? I was under the impression >> that the "or any later version" clause had to be specified >> explicitly. It doesn't help that there aren't any file headers to clear >> this up. > > My understanding is that downstream users are free to use the "or later" > clause if nothing else is specified. Say, if you copy parts of GPL3 code > with no "or later" headers into your GPL3+ code. > > So distros need to distinguish the cases that are explicitly not "or any > later version", but not impose other restrictions on the users. > > If that makes sense. But IANAL etc..
Okay, this makes sense. I will mark the patch as done, doesn't need to be applied. Thanks! -- ng0 -- https://www.inventati.org/patternsinthechaos/
