On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 1:14 PM, Arnold Krille <arn...@arnoldarts.de> wrote:
> Oh, changing the license without the permission from all copyright-holders > is > the same kind of crime and results in the same penalties. Regardless > whether > you switch from "gpl2 or any later" to "gpl3 only" or from "gpl2 or later" > to > "gpl3 or later" or even from "gpl2 or later" to "gpl2"... > > Actually, I'm pretty sure that the exact opposite is true. When you distribute "under the terms of the GPL2 or later", that means I can accept your program under the terms of the GPL3. The terms of the GPL3 say that I can modify it and redistribute it under the GPL3. Similarly for the GPL2. Notice the language says "*or* later", not "*and* later". I get to choose which license I agree to. Otherwise, it would be pointless to even offer it under the "GPL 2 or later" because I would *have* to distribute it under the GPL3, which places further restrictions on top of the GPL2, meaning that it would effectively be under the GPL3 no matter what. Jeremy
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